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Hudson’s Bay Company agrees to takeover bid from Baker-led group

Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has announced that, it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with a group of HBC shareholders backed by Executive Chairman Richard Baker, to take the Company private. The company said in a statement that the shareholder group, who collectively owns approximately 57 percent of the common shares, will be...

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HBC in talks to go private

After shuttering Lord & Taylor, selling off Gilt, and working to keep Saks competitive in an increasingly crowded retail field with more luxury e-commerce players popping up, Hudson's Bay Co. is now considering going private. Richard Baker, the executive chairman of Saks, is now leading a bid to take the retail company private. Baker, along with...