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Birmingham Post
Business
Jon Robinson

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group buys £75m stake in AO

Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has acquired a stake in electricals giant AO worth £75m.

The retail empire, which includes the likes of House of Fraser and Sports Direct, has bought all of the shares in the Bolton-headquartered group held by hedge fund Odey Asset Management.

The firm, which was set up by Crispin Odey, had previously built a stake of almost 20% in the listed group.

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