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Gaydamak Acquires 51 percent of Tiv Taam

by M. Green

Businessman Arcadi Gaydamak is set to purchase 51 percent of the Tiv Taam treif food chain, founded by a pork- producing kibbutz. According to reports, Gaydamak plans to make the chain kosher and stop production work on Shabbos. "Pork products are offensive to the Jewish tradition," the business mogul told Yediot Achronot. "The first thing on the agenda will be to remove them from Tiv Taam."

Such a move was assessed in the past by the Bronfman-Fisher Group. Figures in the retail market say that Gaydamak, who has gained a reputation in Israel primarily as a philanthropist, could use the chain as a platform for reaching out to voters, i.e. lowering prices significantly in order to become a serious competitor against the Blue Square and Supersol chains, which control 38 percent of the market.

Just last week Gaydamak completed a lightning deal for the acquisition of the Gilon Investments Ltd. for a sum of NIS 84 million ($20 million) — a premium of 40 percent above the market value.

One day later control of Ameris Holdings, control shareholder of the Petro Group (which operates gas stations and convenience stores in the US), was sold to Gaydamak for NIS 172.7 million ($41 million).

In April Gaydamak acquired control of Osif for a sum of NIS 600 million ($143 million), a price that reflected a premium of 80 percent of the market price on the day of the acquisition.

Although the development corporation was valued at only NIS 448 million, Gaydamak paid $200 million. But every time Gaydamak has announced the acquisition of a public corporation above market value the share price has leaped up to the value Gaydamak offered. And once again, on Sunday, Tiv Taam shares shot up 50 percent.

 

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