Asda: Billionaire Zuber Issa close to selling £500m stake in supermarket giant to TDR Capital Supermarkets Billionaire Zuber Issa is close to completing talks to sell his £500m stake in Asda to its private equity backer, TDR Capital, according to reports.
Fortress and TDR Capital among potential future bidders for £600m holiday chain Butlins BUTLINS SALE Seaside resort chain Butlins could be subject to a fierce bidding war with Sky News reporting that some big names in leisure are mulling takeover bids. According to the news organisation, suitors looking at snapping up Butlins include Fortress Investment Group, the owner of Punch Taverns. Another high-profile bid could be launched by TDR Capital, [...]
Asda buyer TDR Capital marks 20-fold return on supermarket takeover with £1.4bn stake SUPERMARKET DEAL One of Asda’s owners has valued its stake in the supermarket at almost 20 times the sum it paid in a blockbuster takeover last year. According to The Financial Times, private equity firm TDR Capital informed investors it has placed its stake at 19.8 times the orginial investment in the grocer. The US firm, alongside [...]
Asda private equity owners grilled by MPs as supermarket braces for historic strikes January 9, 2024 Asda’s private equity owners, TDR Capital, have refuted claims the firm is anti-trade union, as the supermarket braces for historic strike action.
TDR Capital aims for bullseye with £540m Arrow offer February 8, 2021 Private equity firm TDR Capital has made a fourth offer for European investor and asset manager Arrow Global. The offer stands at a price of 305 pence per share, TDR said on Monday. Shares in Arrow rose 29 per cent to 298 pence following the bid, which would value the company at around £540m. The [...]
TDR Capital makes £2bn offer for Glastonbury power supplier Aggreko February 5, 2021 TDR Capital makes £2bn offer for Glastonbury power supplier Aggreko
David Lloyd could be put up for sale as owners eye £2bn price tag June 27, 2023 TDR Capital is reportedly mulling a sale of its health and fitness business David Lloyd Leisure. The private equity firm is understood to have drafted in Morgan Stanley to advise on potential suitors for the business, Sky News reported. A sale will only be considered by if it draws a “sufficiently attractive valuation” for TDR, [...]
Over 400 Stonegate pubs in London risk closure, GMB claims April 19, 2024 Almost 450 pubs in London face closure after one of the UK’s biggest hospitality groups Stonegate warned on its profitability, the GMB Union has said.
Stonegate Group warns on future as it battles £2.2bn debt pile April 10, 2024 Britain's biggest pub operator Stonegate has raised concerns about its future as it battles a £2.2 debt pile.
Walgreen to pay £1bn to offload Boots pension scheme November 19, 2023 Walgreens is believed to be offloading the scheme in order to restart a sales process for the health and beauty retailer.