Mike Ashley’s Frasers offers £1.73bn to buy all of Hugo Boss
The retail group already owns just over a quarter of Hugo Boss, having steadily built up the stake since 2020, but said on Wednesday it wanted to buy the rest of it for €1.98bn (£1.73bn). Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Frasers Group, a retail conglomerate led by businessman Mike Ashley, has made a takeover offer of €1.98 billion (£1.73bn) to acquire the remaining shares of German fashion brand Hugo Boss.
- Frasers Group already owns just over a quarter of Hugo Boss and aims to purchase the rest.
- The offer values Hugo Boss at €38 a share, a slight increase from its recent closing price.
- Hugo Boss stated it would "thoroughly examine the offer" and issue a "reasoned statement."
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