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Booker has agreed to buy Makro (the UK operation of German group Metro) for £139.7m in a cash and shares deal. The deal is a good opportunity for Metro to get rid of its Makro chain, which has suffered a 12% slump in sales since 2009.
Mar 14, 2013 · Cash and carry operator Booker Group's £140m takeover of Greater Manchester rival Makro is set to be cleared by the Competition Commission. The acquisition in July of Eccles-based Makro was...
May 30, 2012 · Salford. The chief executive of Booker Group, which has agreed a deal worth nearly £140m to buy Makro UK, today revealed plans to return the troubled cash and carry retailer to profit within two...
May 30, 2012 · Booker has acquired Makro Cash & Carrry – the UK operations of Metro Group. The deal – a cash and shares purchase valued at around £140m – will see Metro take a 9.99% stake in Booker and the two companies form what they called a “strategic partnership agreement”.
Jun 2, 2012 · Booker snapped up Makro Cash & Carry UK in a cash and shares deal worth £140m this week - securing a tantalising tie-up with Metro Group, the world’s fourth-biggest retailer. Although Booker’s purchase of loss-making Makro did not come as a surprise, the terms of the deal did raise a few eyebrows.
May 30, 2012 · Booker, which operates 172 branches and mainly supplies caterers and local shops, said the planned acquisition of German-owned Makro UK will give it a larger slice of the market for...
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May 30, 2012 · Booker hopes the deal to buy Makro will be backed by its shareholders. Food wholesaler Booker Group is buying rival Makro UK in a combined share issue and cash deal worth a total of...
