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Royal Mail £1.5 billion 30% privatisation

8/6/2015
Divestment, Privatisation
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£ 1.5 billion

$ 1.864 billion

Completed

8/6/2015

Overview:

  • The UK Government has sold its remaining stake in the Royal Mail for £1.5 billion.
  • The 30% stake sale completes the privatisation of the group which began in 2013.

Sam Duke - Editor

Jurisdiction:

United Kingdom

Deal types:

Divestment
Privatisation

Practice area:

M&A

Industry sectors:

Consumer goods and services
Logistics

Firm:
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Party: UK Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) (Seller)

Lawyers: Julian Makin, Mark Austin

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