HMV owner plots bid for WH Smith’s high street shops
A deal to buy the WH Smith’s high street business would mark a further expansion into the UK for Mr Putman, the Canadian ...
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HMV Owner Joins Private Equity Firms Circling WHSmith's 500 High Street Stores
Private equity firms and HMV's owner are among potential bidders for WHSmith's 500-strong high street retail portfolio as its ...
HMV owner in talks for WHSmith’s 500 high street stores
HMV owner Doug Putman is considering a bid to snap up WHSmith’s unwanted high street stores. Putman, who rescued the record ...
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HMV owner plots bid for WH Smith’s high street shops
Doug Putman is said to be eyeing a potential swoop for the shops, according to The Sun. Private equity groups Hilco, Alteri and Modella Capital have also been named as potential suitors.
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WHSmith high street rival 'considering swooping' to buy 500 stores
It is understood that advisers working for WHSmith have been in discussions with Doug Putman, the Canadian entrepreneur who rescued HMV from bankruptcy in 2019. The retail group, which has ...
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HMV owner in talks to snap up WHSmith high street stores
It is understood that advisers working for WHSmith have been in discussions with Doug Putman, the Canadian entrepreneur who rescued HMV from bankruptcy in 2019. The retail group has been in ...
WHSmith names nineteenth shop set to shut this year as 500 high street stores up for sale
WHSMITH has named its nineteenth store marked for closure this year as 500 high street shops have been placed up for sale.
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Who would buy WH Smith’s high street stores? And why?
News of the proposed sale of WH Smith's high street stores did not come as a surprise - but it would be foolish to bet against the retailer ...