July 20 (Reuters) - Mercialys SA MERY.PA :
* MERCIALYS BECOMES THE LEADING SHAREHOLDER IN DEPUR
ALONGSIDE ITS
FOUNDER BY INVESTING EURO 1.1 MILLION IN THE EURO 1.7 MILLION
ROUND OF FUNDRAISING CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPUR EXPERIENCES GROUP
* THIS OPERATION WILL SUPPORT MERCIALYS' DIVERSIFICATION,
LOOKING
TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN ITS RETAIL AND SERVICES EXPERTISE,
ALONGSIDE ITS REAL ESTATE KNOW-HOW
* ITS FOUNDING MANAGER, DAN CEBULA, WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD A
MAJORITY INTEREST FOLLOWING THIS OPERATION
* THIS EURO 1.7 MILLION ROUND OF FUNDRAISING WILL BE
SUBSCRIBED
FOR BY A CONSORTIUM, BRINGING TOGETHER BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER,
BPI'S FAST TOURISM/LEISURE FUND AND MERCIALYS, WHICH WILL
ACQUIRE A MAJOR STAKE AND BECOME DEPUR GROUP'S LEADING
SHAREHOLDER, WITH NEARLY 23% OF ITS CAPITAL
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