Advent divests Dufry holding

Gavin Lipsith

7-Jun-2007

The private equity group has placed a further 12.33% of the retailer on the stock exchange, reducing its holding to 36.67%

US private equity firm Advent International has reduced its stake in Dufry Group, held through Travel Retail Investments, to 36.67%. According to a Dufry statement the company placed shares on the Swiss stock exchange through Credit Suisse Group and Deutsche Bank last week.

Travel Retail Investments previously held 53% of shares in Dufry.

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