Baugur to buy House of Fraser 25. ágúst 2006 10:59 House of Fraser, Baugur Group Baugur Group through its daughter company BG Holding and other investors has reached an agreement with British chain House of Fraser on its purchase. The take over bid was announced yesterday for 148 pence per share which equals a total purchase price of 60 billion ISK. The offer was made under the name of Highland Acquisitions Limited, a company owned by Baugur, Don McCarthy, West Coast Capital, Kevin Stanford, Stefan Cassar and Halifax Bank of Scotland. FL Group yesterday announced their plans to join the venture, with 13,9 percent of shares in Highland and a seat on the board. If the purchase goes forth as planned it will be valid from November 8 following a shareholders meeting on October 2. The take over has been covered in the British press, and the Financial Times says that this is Baugur Group's largest investment in Britain so far. News News in English Mest lesið Ráðist á rútubílstjóra og vegfarendur yfirbuguðu árásarmanninn Innlent Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot Innlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent „Langflestir Grindvíkingar búa utan Grindavíkurbæjar“ Innlent Íranir geti aftur byrjað að auðga úran eftir nokkra mánuði Erlent Metþátttaka í ólöglegri göngu: „Það er mikill hugur í fólki“ Erlent „Ég vorkenni því fólki sem lét narra sig í þessa vegferð“ Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Skýjað og skúrir en ekki of kalt Veður
Baugur Group through its daughter company BG Holding and other investors has reached an agreement with British chain House of Fraser on its purchase. The take over bid was announced yesterday for 148 pence per share which equals a total purchase price of 60 billion ISK. The offer was made under the name of Highland Acquisitions Limited, a company owned by Baugur, Don McCarthy, West Coast Capital, Kevin Stanford, Stefan Cassar and Halifax Bank of Scotland. FL Group yesterday announced their plans to join the venture, with 13,9 percent of shares in Highland and a seat on the board. If the purchase goes forth as planned it will be valid from November 8 following a shareholders meeting on October 2. The take over has been covered in the British press, and the Financial Times says that this is Baugur Group's largest investment in Britain so far.
News News in English Mest lesið Ráðist á rútubílstjóra og vegfarendur yfirbuguðu árásarmanninn Innlent Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot Innlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent „Langflestir Grindvíkingar búa utan Grindavíkurbæjar“ Innlent Íranir geti aftur byrjað að auðga úran eftir nokkra mánuði Erlent Metþátttaka í ólöglegri göngu: „Það er mikill hugur í fólki“ Erlent „Ég vorkenni því fólki sem lét narra sig í þessa vegferð“ Innlent Greindi þátt almennings og fjölmiðla í máli „strokufangans“ Innlent Vonar að Rauði krossinn endurskoði afstöðu sína Innlent Skýjað og skúrir en ekki of kalt Veður