Ahold, the Dutch supermarket group, has sold its Spanish retail assets to private equity company Permira for E685m (£470m). Ahold has 600 outlets in Spain and the Canaries, which include the HiperSol and Netto brands, which totalled net sales of E2bn (£1.3bn) in 2003.
The sale is part of a E2.5bn (£1.7bn) Road to Recovery cash-raising exercise to reduce Ahold’s debt.
The sale is part of a E2.5bn (£1.7bn) Road to Recovery cash-raising exercise to reduce Ahold’s debt.
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