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Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

Frasers Group launches £166m offer to take full control of Australia’s Accent

Sports Direct and House of Fraser majority owner Mike Ashley. Mr Ashley’s Frasers Group has launched a takeover offer for Australian firm Accent (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

Mike Ashley’s retail business, Frasers Group, has launched a takeover move for Australian footwear business Accent.

Frasers currently owns a 22.9% stake in Accent but has now sought to take full control, amid a recent flurry of dealmaking by the UK firm.

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