Nordstrom Agrees to $6.25 Billion Acquisition by Founding Family and Retailer

has agreed to be acquired by its founding family and Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool in a deal that values the luxury department store operator at about $6.25-billion, including debt. The company’s shareholders will get $24.25 in cash for each share held, an increase from the $23 apiece offer made in September. The offer price represents a 42 per cent premium to the stock’s unaffected close on March 18.

Reuters exclusively reported on March 19 that the founding family was seeking to take Nordstrom private, six years after a similar attempt proved unsuccessful.The acquisition gives the family consisting of CEO Erik Nordstrom and President Pete Nordstrom a majority ownership stake in the company and comes at a time when department store chains across the U.S. are grappling with muted sales amid higher costs. Nordstrom had formed a special committee in February in response to interest expressed by Erik and Pete Nordstrom for a possible deal

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