The retailer, which is now France's sixth-largest supermarket group, said it planned to pursue discussions with the financial creditors not yet party to the lock-up agreement to get them to sign up to it too. Castaways - casino - was created in 1963. A consortium led by Kretinsky would end up owning between 50.4% and 53% of Casino shares. Under the July agreement, 1.2 billion euros of new money would be injected into Casino and its 6.4 billion euros of debt would be restructured.

If you cherished this posting and you would like to obtain extra info relating to บาคาร่า ทําลายชีวิต kindly pay a visit to the web-site. On Thursday Casino said the binding debt deal was reached with the consortium led by Kretinsky's company EPGC alongside Casino's biggest creditor Attestor, its second-biggest shareholder Fimalac and the retailer's secured creditors. The Last Casino was created in 2004. In July, France's sixth largest retailer reached an agreement in principle with a consortium led by Kretinsky's company EPGC - alongside Casino's biggest creditor Attestor, and second-biggest shareholder Fimalac - to restructure its 6.4 billion euros ($6.7 billion) debt pile.

The deal massively dilutes shareholders and will bring to an end the 30-year reign of 74-year-old Naouri, who controls Casino through his listed holding company Rallye. Casino will formally change hands at the end of March next year. The deal, which massively dilutes shareholders, would bring an end to the 30-year reign of Casino CEO and controlling shareholder Jean-Charles Naouri, 74, who controls Casino via his listed holding company Rallye.

PARIS, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Shares in French retailer Casino were suspended on Wednesday pending a statement, boosting speculation a final debt restructuring deal with creditors led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to avert bankruptcy could be imminent. Thursday's announcement finalizes a July agreement in principle which called for 1.2 billion euros ($1.26 billion) of new money to be injected into Casino, as well as a reduction of Casino's debt by 6.1 billion euros.

"Casino has reached a major milestone in its financial restructuring process by obtaining the agreement of its main creditors on a financial restructuring plan," CEO and controlling shareholder Jean-Charles Naouri said in a statement. Footfall in Casino supermarkets was up 4% over the past four weeks, the company said. Casino's Chief Financial Officer David Lubek said price cuts were bringing more customers into the retailer's stores.

Casino reiterated it had until Oct. 25 to obtain from a commercial court the start of an accelerated safeguard procedure under which it could approve the plan with the support of secured creditors and compel reluctant creditors to follow.