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Struggling group agrees to sell to consortium that includes Soros Fund Management and Fortress
Japanese group in late-stage talks with Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund as it seeks to pay down debt
Blistering growth stalls after financing agreement with Fortress falls through
Deal values UK company with 1,300 pubs at about £1bn
Investment group acquires Accordia after global private equity firms balk at price
US private equity group wins auction by penny-a-share increment
Process should mean a good result for supermarket’s investors but could be costly for bidders
Five-round process to take place on Saturday, rules UK’s Takeover Panel
Regulator steps in after neither of the two rival consortiums pursuing the UK supermarket group declare their offers final
Private equity firms are sitting on mountains of ‘dry powder’ that they need to deploy
UK regulator says private equity group has until August 20 to make an offer for supermarket chain
Increased offer comes days before deadline and piles pressure on rival Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Sovereign wealth fund will provide £100m of funding for the bid vehicle
Supermarket’s biggest investor takes issue with takeover structure that allows grocer to dictate timings
Private equity company instead looks at joining Fortress offer for UK supermarket group
Acquirer’s options to improve returns include property deals and asset sales
Business secretary expected to ask for a meeting with chain’s chair after it agreed to a £9.5bn private equity buyout
Deal comes two weeks after Britain’s fourth-largest grocer rejected unsolicited approach from CD&R
Fortress claims bid target planned to fund employee scheme through asset sales
Investors fear conditions would go against country’s new M&A guidelines
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