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- House of Fraser tries to reassure suppliers over Icelandic links
- Baugur's connections to Iceland's troubled banking sector have raised fears that it may sell some of its UK high street assets The chairman of House of Fraser, the department store backed by the Icelandic investment firm Baugur, made a statement yesterday to try to reassure suppliers about...
- Research articles 2008-10-04
- Baugur considers joint bid for Saks.(INTERNATIONAL NEWS)
- Icelandic investment group Baugur says it might team up with Dubai-based retailer Landmark Group to make a bid for Saks Fifth Avenue. Baugur has submitted a filing which states, "it would like to explore the possibility of making a proposal for the acquisition," having...
- Research articles 2007-11-02
- Bidders drop effort to acquire British department store group.
- By Lucy Farndon, Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14--House of Fraser's bid hopes evaporated after Scottish stalker Tom Hunter and Icelandic retailer Baugur offloaded their shares for UKpound 56 million. The department store chain sank 9...
- Research articles 2004-09-14
- With Legal Battles Settled, Icelandic Retailer Baugur Looks to Expand.
- Daily Mail, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 5--Icelandic retailer Baugur is trying to raise funds for new acquisitions after settling an embarrassing array of legal disputes. The firm, which recently bought Hamleys toy store, has a UKpound 100 million...
- Research articles 2003-09-05
- Baugur buys 2% stake in Mothercare
- THE ICELANDIC retailer Baugur has bought a 2.14 per cent stake in Mothercare - a move that is likely to increase speculation that the troubled baby goods retailer could be on the receiving end of an approach. Baugur has bought around 1.5 million shares in Mothercare over the past three...
- Research articles 2003-02-24
- Mystery bid for Allders keeps market guessing
- ALLDERS, THE UK's fourth-largest department store chain, yesterday confirmed it had received an approach, but declined to name the bidder. Rumours were circulating in the City earlier this week that Allders was entering takeover talks with a possible buyer. Minerva, the property company that owns a 25...
- Research articles 2002-11-22
- Merrill Lynch inches closer to deal for Philip Green.
- Byline: Janine Brewis Merrill Lynch is getting closer to sealing an acquisition for client Philip Green, the UK-based retail entrepreneur who owns the UK's Bhs chain, after helping him make an improved 408p ([euro]6.38) offer for rival Arcadia.Green has been consulting with Merrill...
- Research articles 2002-08-29
- Green considers increasing offer after Arcadia rejects pounds 690m
- PHILIP GREEN, the retail billionaire, was last night mulling whether to increase his offer for Arcadia after having his first approach last week firmly rejected by the board of the Top Shop to Dorothy Perkins chain. It emerged this weekend that Mr Green made a surprise move...
- Research articles 2002-08-19
- Dollar stores cash in on food offerings: success seen in dry goods, perishables - Special Report - Illustration - Statistical Data Included
- Food has emerged as a key strategy in the dollar store industry, one of the fastest-growing retail channels, one that combines low prices with small-store convenience. The fact that Wal-Mart considers these stores a competitive threat clearly proves this channel is one to watch. Up until now, the supercenter...
- Research articles 2002-07-29
- Islandsbanki reduces holding in Baugur to 3.5%
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-14 January 2002-Islandsbanki reduces holding in Baugur to 3.5% C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Islandsbanki FBA has sold part of its stake in the Icelandic retailer Baugur. The Icelandic bank sold shares worth ISK106m, reducing its stake in Baugur from 10.4% to 3.5%. Islandsbanki now...
- Research articles 2002-01-14
- What Baugur's Fall Means for British Retail
- This week the rout of the UK retail sector continues with the demise of Icelandic retail investor Baugur. According to reports, the investment company went into a form of Chapter 11 after Icelandic bank Landsbanki pulled funding. The bank has also petitioned the High Court in London...
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
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- Icelandic police raid Baugur Group headquarters
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-30 August 2002-Icelandic police raid Baugur Group headquarters C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The economic crimes department of the Icelandic police force searched the headquarters of Icelandic retailer Baugur Group hf on the evening of 28 August. The group's chairman and chief executive...
- Research articles 2002-08-30
- Iceland's Baugur acquires minority stake in Mothercare
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-26 February 2003-Iceland's Baugur acquires minority stake in MothercareC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Icelandic retail group Baugur has acquired a 2% stake in the United Kingdom high street retailer Mothercare. According to UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Baugur has bought more than 1.5m shares in Mothercare...
- Research articles 2003-02-26
- Somerfield snubs pounds 1bn offer from Baugur
- SOMERFIELD DISMISSED a putative pounds 1.03bn takeover approach from Baugur yesterday, refusing to open its books for the Icelandic giant that recently acquired Big Food Group. But the supermarket chain stopped short of formally rejecting the 190p- a-share approach, appearing to leave the door open for Baugur...
- Research articles 2005-02-25
- Hunter's meeting with Baugur reignites rumours of HoF bid
- TOM HUNTER, the Scottish entrepreneur, flew to Iceland yesterday to meet Baugur, the retail group and Mr Hunter's fellow shareholder in House of Fraser, fuelling speculation that the businessman is planning a bid for the department store group. Mr Hunter was in Iceland meeting with Baugur ostensibly...
- Research articles 2003-12-19
- Baugur to withdraw from Somerfield bidding group
- Baugur, the Icelandic retailer, is set to withdraw from the consortium preparing a pounds 1.1bn bid for Somerfield in the wake of fraud charges brought against Jon Asgeir Johannesson, Baugur's chief executive. On Friday, when Mr Johannesson, 37, was charged with fraud in Iceland, Baugur contacted its...
- Research articles 2005-07-04
- Barclays wants Baugur out of Somerfield bid
- Barclays Capital is thought to be leading an attempt to get Baugur, the Icelandic investor caught up in fraud charges, ejected from the consortium bidding for Somerfield, the UK supermarket group. A bidding battle for the company risks being derailed because Baugur's partners in its consortium "...
- Research articles 2005-07-07
- All charges dropped against Baugur chief
- Baugur, the Icelandic retailer, could make a late re-entrance in the bidding battle for Somerfield after an Icelandic court threw out all charges against its chief executive yesterday. Jon Asgeir Johannesson, who co-founded Baugur with his father 13 years ago, must now wait to hear whether an...
- Research articles 2005-09-21
- Icelandic economy on verge of meltdown TAKEOVERS: BAUGUR
- CORPORATE raids from Iceland such as Baugur's stakebuilding in House Of Fraser on Thursday could become a thing of the past if Iceland's economy continutes to deteriorate, as predicted by economists. Baugur anonymously spent pounds-28 million for a 9.5-per cent stake in the retailer early on Thursday morning,...
- Research articles 2006-04-09
- Baugur snaps up House of Fraser stake
- Baugur, the acquisitive Icelandic group which owns a string of well-known UK retailers, snapped up a key stake in the department stores group House of Fraser yesterday. The dawn raid by Baugur helped House of Fraser shares to climb 10.25p higher after almost 12 per cent of...
- Research articles 2006-04-07
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