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Prezzo sells up to TPG

Private equity firm TPG Capital is to take over restaurant group Prezzo (PRZ).
November 12, 2014

Prezzo's (PRZ) board has supported a cash offer from private equity business TPG Capital to buy the Aim-listed restaurant group for 126.5p a share, which values the company at £303.7m.

IC TIP: Hold at 124p

Chairman Michael Carlton said new skills, infrastructure and investment were needed to maximise growth - something TPG could offer. But investors may be surprised at what could be considered a low-ball bid from TPG: the 126.5p offer price is a significant discount to Prezzo's 135p share price at the close of business on 1 October - the day it was announced that TPG was looking to acquire the company.

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