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 Stóra tjaldið fellt og hætt við brennuna vegna óveðurs Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent Þjóðhátíðargestum hleypt inn í Herjólfshöll meðan veðrið gengur yfir Innlent Breyti engu á jörðu niðri að viðurkenna sjálfstæði Palestínu Erlent Læti í miðbænum og í veðrinu Innlent Fjölskyldufaðir stunginn meðan sonurinn horfði á Innlent Opnun Samverks á Hellu fagnað Innlent Þjóðarpúls Gallups: Kristrún og Þorgerður gætu myndað meirihluta án Flokks fólksins Innlent Trump ræsir út kjarnorkukafbáta eftir „ögrandi“ ummæli Rússa Erlent
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 Stóra tjaldið fellt og hætt við brennuna vegna óveðurs Innlent Klíndu límmiðum á Ormsson sem versla ekki einu sinni við Rapyd Innlent „Manneskja sem er komin á þetta plan hlýtur að vera rökþrota“ Innlent Þjóðhátíðargestum hleypt inn í Herjólfshöll meðan veðrið gengur yfir Innlent Breyti engu á jörðu niðri að viðurkenna sjálfstæði Palestínu Erlent Læti í miðbænum og í veðrinu Innlent Fjölskyldufaðir stunginn meðan sonurinn horfði á Innlent Opnun Samverks á Hellu fagnað Innlent Þjóðarpúls Gallups: Kristrún og Þorgerður gætu myndað meirihluta án Flokks fólksins Innlent Trump ræsir út kjarnorkukafbáta eftir „ögrandi“ ummæli Rússa Erlent