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TDR Capital becomes majority shareholder with 67.5 percent stake in Asda

Funds managed by TDR Capital, a UK-based private equity firm, have acquired Zuber Issa’s shares in Asda. Mohsin Issa remains a co-owner in Asda alongside TDR Capital. The company said in a release that TDR Capital now owns 67.5 percent of Asda with 22.5 percent owned by Mohsin Issa and 10 percent by Walmart Inc. The transaction is set to...

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Walmart sells Asda in 6.8 billion pound deal

British supermarket giant Asda has been sold by Walmart to two billionaire brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital in a 6.8 billion pound (8.8 billion dollar) deal. Under the new ownership structure, Mohsin and Zuber Issa and TDR Capital have acquired a majority ownership stake in the retailer, while Walmart will retain an equity investment...