Barclays<\/a> and JP Morgan lined up to handle the sale.<\/p>\nVery was previously owned by the Barclay family (no relation to Barclays Bank) and there had been attempts to sell it on several occasions. But reports suggested they had a price in mind higher than bidders were prepared to pay. Estimates of Very Group\u2019s current value are \u00a32 billion to \u00a32.5 billion, which would be below the valuation the previous owners had put on it.<\/p>\n
Carlyle had been a major lender to the business and it was able to take control under the terms of the financing deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The group had been controlled by the Barclay family for over 20 years and was one of a number of their assets to fall out of their control as their business affairs hit problems.<\/p>\n
Sky said the sale plan for Very \u2014 which will report its Black Friday and Christmas trading next week \u2014 comes as Carlyle\u2019s ownership had always been intended to be transitional. Not that any parties involved have commented on the story, which remains unconfirmed.<\/p>\n
The group may have seen some struggles in recent years but it remains a huge business with annual revenue of over \u00a32 billion. Its most recent results filed in October saw adjusted EBITDA of \u00a3307.1 million but a pre-tax loss of \u00a3505.4 million due to a writedown of an inter-company loan made to the Barclay family\u2019s holding company.<\/p>\n
Revenue at its flagship Very UK operation \u201cwas broadly stable, with a slight decline\u201d of 0.2% to \u00a31.83 billion, while group revenue fell 1.8% to \u00a32.09 billion.\n <\/p>\n
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