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TDR Capital in advanced talks to acquire Acqua & Sapone
Acqua & Sapone offers household and cosmetic products through 800 stores across Italy.
London-based private equity company TDR Capital is in exclusive discussions to acquire Italian discount retailer Acqua & Sapone from US investment firm HIG Capital, Bloomberg has reported.
The development comes as TDR outbid competitors CVC Capital Partners and Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for the Italian company.
Acqua & Sapone operates 800 retail locations across Italy, offering household and cosmetic products, and could be valued at €1.3bn ($1.4bn).
The discussions, while advanced, are not yet final and may not materialise.
Financing for the deal is expected to come from debt packages of €800m, to be replaced with high-yield bonds in the future.
TDR Capital emerged as the frontrunner in a competitive bidding process.
Spokespeople for TDR, CVC, CD&R, HIG and and Acqua & Sapone have declined to comment on the ongoing negotiations.
Founded in 1992 by the Barbarossa family in Milan, Acqua & Sapone was partially sold to HIG Capital in 2021 for an undisclosed amount.
The company’s founding family continued to retain a minority stake.
TDR is also nearing a deal to purchase a stake in Asda from gas station billionaire Zuber Issa.
In February 2024, TDR acquired a majority stake in UK pet supplies chain Jollyes.
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