Posts tagged: Reliance Worldwide Corporation

Betaville Intelligence

WELL-DONE ALERT: Reliance Worldwide Corporation said to ... part 2

Saturday, 26 May 2018, 11:25 am

There has been plenty of coverage about Wesfarmers/Bunnings disastrous acquisition of Homebase over the last couple of days - and how the Aussies tend to mess up major British acquisitions (think back to Slater & Gordon's £673 million purchase of Quindell).

But just as Homebase was being sold to Hilco for a £1 another Australian-listed company was quietly completing an audacious raid on a London-based business - John Guest, the widget manufacturer set up in 1961...

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Betaville Intelligence

WELL-DONE ALERT: Reliance Worldwide Corporation said to...

Friday, 18 May 2018, 9:38 pm

Reliance Worldwide Corporation, the Australian plumbing equipment manfacturer, is in advanced talks to buy privately-owned UK-based John Guest for £500 million.

According to sources claiming to be familiar with the matter, Reliance Worldwide Corporation (RWC) - which is listed in Australia - beat off competition from several private equity firms, including US-based AEA Investors, for John Guest...

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