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Issa Brothers, TDR Capital complete acquisition of Asda from Walmart

18 Feb '21
1 min read
Pic: Walmart
Pic: Walmart

The Issa brothers—Mohsin Issa and Zuber Issa, co-chief executive officers of the EG Group, a UK-based global convenience and forecourts retailer, and investment funds managed by TDR Capital, a leading UK-based private equity firm, recently completed the acquisition of Asda, Walmart’s wholly-owned UK business, for an enterprise value of £6.8 billion.

The Issa brothers and TDR Capital have acquired a majority ownership stake in Asda, while Walmart will retain an equity investment in the business, with an ongoing commercial relationship and a seat on the board.

Walmart, the Asda Group Limited, the Issa brothers and TDR Capital recently made this announcement in a statement.

The transaction received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority on February 8 and all deal conditions have been met in full.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)

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