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Casino Guichard to buy Exito stake - Boston.com Casino Guichard Perrachon SA, the owner of France's Monoprix supermarket chain, said Tuesday it is exercising an option to buy 24.5 percent of Exito, Colombia's largest food retailer, for about 230 million euros ($298 million). Casino Guichard currently has a 38.6 percent stake in Exito. Casino Guichard shares dipped 0.2 percent to 68.50 euros ($88.62). www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2007/01/16/casino_guichard_to_buy_exito_stake   (207 words)

Siam Future : Casino plans to inject further 2 bln pesos in Uniwide retail ops Casino Guichard-Perrachon et Cie plans to inject an additional 2 bln pesos into Uniwide Holdings Inc for the firm's local retail operations, Uniwide chairman Jimmy Gow said. "Casino may invest up to 2 bln pesos to stock up on inventory and to refurnish the store," Gow told reporters, adding the investment is additional to Casino's 3.57 bln pesos equity infusion. Casino earlier forged a deal to acquire, in partnership with a local group, an 89.2 pct stake in Uniwide for 3.57 bln pesos. www.siamfuture.com /ThaiNews/ThNewsTxt.asp?tid=134   (402 words)

Bloomberg.com: Latin America Casino plans to expand its Sendas convenience stores and CompreBem supermarkets in Latin America where sales are rising about 20 percent. Casino's 6 percent euro-denominated bond due in 2012 rose 2.07 to 105.81, according to RBC Capital. Casino said the sale of the stake in closely held Cora and the Mercialys property division will cut its debt by 460 million euros. www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=apj9LBnkFeq0   (747 words)

Casino Guichard Competitors - Hoover's - Become A Subscriber Casino Guichard Competitors - Hoover's - Become A Subscriber Casino Guichard competitors are primarily in the Grocery Retail industry. Casino Guichard also competes in the Convenience Stores and Truck Stops,Discount and Variety Retail, and Restaurants and Cafes sectors. hoovweb.hoovers.com /free/co/burn.xhtml?ID=90711   (133 words)

GlobeSt.RETAIL - Casino Sells Polish Assets for $1B WARSAW-French retailer Casino Guichard-Perrachon is selling most of its Polish retail and property assets to Metro, Tesco and GE Real Estate for a combined euro 884 million ($1.1 billion). The properties themselves are being sold to the General Electric unit for euro 555 million ($695.7 million). Casino is also seeking to dispose of that portfolio, which includes five service stations. www.globest.com /retail/news/gsrglobal/20528-1.html   (265 words)

Deal freeze rejected   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) The Laurus minority shareholder who had asked the court to block the Casino deal, Albada Jelgersma, said after the ruling that he sees opportunities to present alternatives to the Casino plan at Friday's shareholders meeting. Most analysts believe that the Casino plan, which has the support of the company's management and board of directors, is Laurus' most realistic chance for survival. Under the Casino plan, Laurus would issue €400 million worth of new shares, half of which will be taken up by Casino, giving it a 38.5 per cent stake in the company. www.drugresearcher.com /news/printNewsBis.asp?id=15553   (263 words)

BayStreet.ca   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA agreed to acquire Almacenes Exito SA French supermarket group Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA agreed to exercise an option to acquire an additional stake of 24.5% it did not already own in Almacenes Exito SA, Colombia's largest food retailer for a consideration of approximately COP668.3 billion (US$302 million, EUR233 million). Casino Guichard currently has a 38.6% stake in Exito, bought in 1999. www.mergerstat.com /baystreet3.asp?ID=163976&s=&i=   (181 words)

Around the Markets: Time to buy retail stocks in France - Marketplace by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune PARIS Shares of French retailers Carrefour and Casino Guichard- Perrachon have jumped ahead of the CAC 40 index this year after rising less than the benchmark in 2005. Casino, one of the top supermarket operators in France, has gained 14 percent, while PPR, the owner of Gucci Group, has increased 6.8 percent. Casino, which makes about 70 percent of its sales domestically, said second-quarter sales in France rose 3.7 percent. www.iht.com /articles/2006/08/07/bloomberg/bxatm.php   (690 words)

Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. | Introduction: International Directory of Company Histories Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A., or Groupe Casino, is one of France's largest retailers—battling it out with Carrefour and Auchan for the country's top spot—with an international network of more than 8,400 stores. France remains Casino's primary market, accounting for 77 percent of its 2002 sales of nearly EUR 23 billion. Casino is majority controlled by Rallye SA, headed by Jean-Charles Naouri, which also controls the Go Sport, Athlete's Foot, and other retail chains. business.enotes.com /company-histories/casino-guichard-perrachon-s   (247 words)

Bloomberg.com: Asia May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA, France's fifth-largest supermarket operator, extended an agreement with Deutsche Bank AG that gives it the right to buy the German bank's stake in the Cora supermarket chain. The accord adds five years to Casino's contract to buy Deutsche Bank's 42.4 percent of GMB, a holding company that controls the Cora Group's French assets. Shares of Casino climbed 1.1 percent to 58.15 euros yesterday in Paris. quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aczWxM.JEuN0   (169 words)

Welcome to FreshPlaza French supermarket group Casino Guichard said on Tuesday it would exercise an option giving it the right to make an offer to buy more shares in Almacenes Exito, Colombia's largest food retailer. The 24.5 percent Exito stake is being put up for sale by the Toro family, which is in a shareholder pact with Casino and others. Casino said the offer price would be 13,052 Colombian pesos, or roughly 4.54 euros for each of the 51,250,868 shares held by Toro. www.freshplaza.com /2007/0117/rn_fr_casino-exito.htm   (104 words)

Bloomberg.com: U.S. GE Real Estate will lease the 319,000 square meters of space for 10 years to Metro AG, Germany's largest retailer, which yesterday bought Casino's Polish retail chain for 224 million euros, GE said in an e-mailed statement received late yesterday. Casino, France's fifth-largest supermarket chain, which operates under the Monoprix and Spar names, yesterday also sold its Leader Price supermarket chain in Poland to Tesco Plc, the U.K.'s largest food retailer, for 105 million euros. Casino has retained some other real estate assets, valued at 130 million euros, which it plans to sell separately. www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ak0Lu1RnZdCA&refer=us   (231 words)

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Casino Guichard Perrachon "buy" | newratings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) In a research note published on January 26, the analyst mentions that the company has reported its 4Q06 organic growth broadly in-line with the estimates. Casino Guichard Perrachon is poised to benefit going ahead from various initiatives taken in France under its asset rationalisation policy, the analyst says. The recovery of Leader Price is unlikely to impact the company before the end of this year, ING Financial Markets adds. www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_1464496.html   (254 words)

French supermarket retailer Casino Guichard Perrachon SA said that its U.S. unit, Smart & Final Inc., has raised $59 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) French supermarket retailer Casino Guichard Perrachon SA said that its U.S. unit, Smart & Final Inc., has raised $59 million from the sale of foodservice operations in separate deals in Florida and California. French supermarket retailer Casino Guichard Perrachon SA said that its U.S. unit, Smart and Final Inc., has raised $59 million from the sale of foodservice operations in separate deals in Florida and California. In a statement, Casino said that as well as taking in the proceeds from the previously announced transactions, Smart and Final passed on $25 million in real estate commitments to the buyers. www.allbusiness.com /retail-trade/food-beverage-stores/650758-1.html   (470 words)

Laurus Has Bad News In Casino Guichard Exit | newratings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Casino quote - chart - all headlines - analyst actions - add to watchlist - current ratings 0927 GMT [Dow Jones] 45% stake in Laurus (34077.AE) being sold by Casino Guichard (12558.FR) notes ING Wholesale analyst Gerard Rijk. Casino's intention to focus on core markets in Asia, Latin America, and the stake sale itself could be negative for Laurus given joint purchasing agreements. www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_1229655.html   (223 words)

Laurus N.V.: Investor Relations Laurus announces that the second closing for the transaction with Casino Guichard-Perrachon (“Casino”) and ABN AMRO Bank, ING Bank and Rabobank (the “Banks”) took place today. The issue of 150,644,970 shares for which closing took place today marks the completion of financial restructuring that also comprised the issue of 222,222,222 shares to Casino and 71,577,252 shares to the Banks, that was completed on 9 July 2002. All shares were issued at a price of EUR 0.90 per share, resulting in total gross proceeds to Laurus of EUR 400 mln. www.shareholder.com /laurus/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=125920   (249 words)

Casino Q3 like-for-like sales up 5 pct at 6.11 bln eur; France up 4.2 pct - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) PARIS (AFX) - Retailing group Casino Guichard-Perrachon said third-quarter sales hit 6.112 bln eur, an 8.0 pct rise from the same period last year and a 5.0 pct increase on a comparable basis. For the core French business, which has been suffering from intense price competition, sales growth accelerated to 4.2 pct like-for-like, reaching 4.518 bln eur, marking the strongest quarter of growth since the the first quarter of 2003. Casino stuck to its full-year targets, which call for better like-for-like sales growth than in 2005, and an increase in income on ordinary operations. www.forbes.com /business/feeds/afx/2006/10/24/afx3116049.html   (472 words)

Casino H1 net up 27.6 pct; keeps FY guidance; sells 50 pct of Taiwan unit - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) PARIS (AFX) - Casino Guichard-Perrachon said first-quarter net profit was 258 mln eur, up 27.6 pct on the year, amid good performance in France and strong results elsewhere, notably in Latin America and Asia. Simultaneously with the results, Casino said it has sold 50 pct of its Taiwanese unit, Far Eastern Giant, to Far Eastern Department Stores, in a move that will reduce group debt by 50 mln eur. The unit's losses reduced Casino's 2005 net profit on ordinary operations by 13 mln eur. www.forbes.com /markets/feeds/afx/2006/09/14/afx3015998.html   (446 words)

Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores under the Geant, Casino Supermarche, Franprix, Leader Price, Petit Casino, Spar, Vival, and Eco names. The Company also operates the Casino Cafeteria restaurant chain in France, and the Smart and Final warehouse grocery chain in the United States. Casino operates in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. quote.bloomberg.com /apps/quote?ticker=CO:FP   (107 words)

Casino Guichard Perrachon Euromonitor International's company profile, Casino Guichard Perrachon offers detailed strategic analysis of the company's business, examining its performance in the retailing market. Casino maintains momentum despite unfavourable trading conditions in France Casino pursuing strategy to value and refocus its property portfolio www.euromonitor.com /Casino_Guichard_Perrachon_(Retailing)   (351 words)

Welcome to FreshPlaza Delhaize Group SA signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 42.4% stake it does not already own in GMB, France, the holding company that controls the French supermarket group Cora, from Casino Guichard Perrachon SA for EUR850 million (US$1 billion) in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, the hares will be sold by Casino after exercise of its call option with Deutsche Bank AG. This agreement terminates the legal proceedings between Delhaize Group SA and Casino Guichard Perrachon SA on one hand, and Deutsche Bank AG and Carrefour SA, on the other hand. www.freshplaza.com /2006/17mrt/rn2_fr_delhaize-bourriez.htm   (183 words)

Smart & Final 3Q income skyrockets - Boston.com Smart and Final also said it has incurred $2 million of pretax costs, or 4 cents per share, related to a review of alternatives. In April, the company engaged Goldman Sachs and Co. to act as its financial adviser "in studying potential strategic alternatives" since Smart and Final's majority shareholder, Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA, said it was studying the potential sale of noncore portfolio assets. Shares of Smart and Final dipped 11 cents to close at $18.01 on the New York Stock Exchange. www.boston.com /business/articles/2006/10/31/smart__final_3q_income_skyrockets?mode=PF   (315 words)

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