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BBC NEWS 24 208 08 Oct 17:24/15 ************ ********* ************* * *** *** ** ********* ************* ************ ************************** BOOKER SELLS SEED BUSINESS FOR £29m Food wholesaler Booker is to sell its Danish horticultural seed business L Daehnfeld to US private equity fund Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst for £29m.
It will use the proceeds of the sale to pay down net debt.
The divestment is part of Booker's strategy of offloading non-core activities to allow it to concentrate on its cash & carry business.
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