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Wood Textiles Won’t Stop Pegas Acquisition

Move will allow R2G Holding to Increase Stake in Nonwovens Maker

Wood Textiles Holding will not block R2G Rohan Czech’s takeover of Pegas Nonwovens by selling it its 29.98% stake in the nonwovens manufacturer, it said in a statement on Wednesday. 

Investment firm R2G, the second largest shareholder in Czech-based Pegas with a 10.82% stake, said in July its investment vehicle R2G Rohan Czech would bid 1,010 crowns per share, valuing Prague-listed Pegas at 8.9 billion crowns ($408.35 million).

Pegas runs eight production lines at two plants in the Czech Republic as well as one in Egypt. The company announced earlier this year it would establish a manufacturing site in South Africa. The majority of its output targets hygiene  applications.

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