Brait Issues $936M Via Rights Offering

Private equity firm Brait has raised $936 million through a rights issue.

Private equity firm Brait has raised $936 million through a rights issue, Bloomberg reports. Existing shareholders bought about 81% of the offering and the remaining was auctioned by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to its underwriters.

Brait’s investment team acquired another 30.3 million shares to get an 18% stake, while Titan Nominees acquired shares in the offering to raise its stake in Brait to 33.3%. The proceeds will be used to acquire shares in clothing retailer Pepkor and Premier Foods.

Click here for the story from Bloomberg.