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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Asda-owning Issa brothers divide their empire as Zuber sells supermarket stake

Mohsin (left) and Zuber Issa (right) pose next to a huge green and white Asda sign
Mohsin (left) and Zuber Issa bought Asda with private equity firm TDR Capital for £6.8bn in 2021. Composite: SOPA Images/Alamy/Getty

The billionaire brothers who part-own Asda are separating their main business interests, with Zuber Issa selling his shares in the supermarket to the private equity firm TDR Capital.

Zuber owned 22.5% of the Leeds-based grocery chain after a £6.8bn takeover alongside his older brother Mohsin and TDR three years ago. The sale of his stake had been expected for months, but was thought to have been complicated by lock-in agreements.

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