David Jones is being sold to Anchorage Capital Partners for a paltry $100 million

David Jones is SOLD for a pathetic $100 million – just seven years after it was bought by a South African company for $2.1 billion

Legendary department store David Jones has been sold to private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners for just $100 million.

The company’s South African-based owners, Woolworths Holdings, paid a whopping $2.1 billion for the retail chain in 2014.

The 184-year-old company with 43 stores and two distribution centers in Australia and New Zealand was set to be sold for approximately $130 million.

David Jones has sold to Sydney-based private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners for just $100 million

David Jones has sold to Sydney-based private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners for just $100 million

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Janice Dean is a WSTPost U.S. News Reporter based in London. His focus is on U.S. politics and the environment. He has covered climate change extensively, as well as healthcare and crime. Janice Dean joined WSTPost in 2023 from the Daily Express and previously worked for Chemist and Druggist and the Jewish Chronicle. He is a graduate of Cambridge University. Languages: English. You can get in touch with me by emailing: janicedean@wstpost.com.

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