VOL. XXXIII

NO. 36

11-JUNE-1990

Financial and Banking News

Loans & Issues

Jameel Group Takes Control of UK Car Distributor

Saudi Arabia's Jameel Group has won control of the UK car distributorHartwell, five months after launching its hostile takeover bid. On 1 June theHartwell board accepted Jameel's revised offer, issued on 15 February, whichvalued the company at 172.5mn, or 1.55 per ordinary share, against a marketprice of 1.39 per share. The offer was launched through Jameel's bid vehicle,...