Posts tagged: Urban Exposure

Betaville Intelligence

UNCOOKED ALERT: Urban Exposure said to ... - Part 3

Friday, 5 June 2020, 9:05 am

Speculation is mounting a mystery suitor is set to launch a tender offer for some or all of Urban Exposure, the Aim-listed property finance company.

People following the situation said an unknown acquirer is weighing launching a tender offer at between 55p and 65p a share.

Urban Exposure has been carrying out a strategic review after receiving several proposals for its loan book, including one from the Wellesley Group, an investment company run by the Earl of Cowley...

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UNCOOKED ALERT: Urban Exposure said to ...

Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 4:00 pm

An investor that specialises in activism and private equity is rumoured to have built up a secret shareholding in Aim-listed Urban Exposure, the controversial residential development finance company at the centre of a takeover tussle for its loan book.

Christopher Mills - who runs Harwood Capital Management Group and the North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust - is thought to have bought a substantial stake Urban Exposure, said people following the situation...

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Tchenguiz buys 9pc of Urban Exposure PLC - Part 2

Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 7:17 pm

It's getting frothy out there.

First off: it emerges Stefano Pessina is exploring a $70 billion plus leveaged buy-out of Walgreens Boots Alliance. The last time Italian took a company private was just before the credit crunch in 2007 when he acquired Alliance Boots for £11 billion with the backing of KKR, Wall Street's most powerful private equity firm...

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