Shandong Ruyi to invest $16.5 mn in Bagir Group

“The proposed investment values each New Ordinary Share at approximately 3.5 pence per Ordinary Share and represents a premium of 155 per cent to the mid-price at 12:10 on November 20, 2017, being the point at which trading in the Ordinary Shares was suspended ahead of the announcement of the proposed investment on November 23, 2017,” Bagir said in a circular and notice of extraordinary general meeting.

The investment by Shandong Ruyi will be used to directly target expediting the development and expansion of the manufacturing facility in Ethiopia. This will significantly accelerate the timetable for the operational potential in Ethiopia to be realised, enabling the facility to attract and compete for major apparel manufacturing contracts from large international retailers which generate an acceptable level of return to Bagir, the circular said.

“We are delighted to be putting this proposal to our shareholders as we believe it to be transformative, creating a platform from which Bagir has the potential to become a significant player in our market of apparel manufacturing,” Eran Itzhak, chief executive officer of Bagir, said.

The investment proposals and resolutions now need to be passed by shareholders at the extraordinary general meeting of Bagir, to be held at the offices of N+1 Singers, One Bartholomew Lane, London EC2N 2AX on October 9, 2018.

Bagir manufactures formalwear for menswear and womenswear brands through subcontracted factories in China, Jordan, Myanmar, Romania, and Vietnam. It also has a joint venture in Egypt.

In recent years, Shandong Ruyi has acquired several clothing giants like the UK suit maker Gieves & Hawkes, UK clothing brand Aquascutum, France’s SMCP and Italy’s Cerruti 1881. It acquired a controlling stake in Bally in February this year. (RKS)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India