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'''Acromas Holdings''' is |
'''Acromas Holdings''' is a [[holding company]] formed in May 2007 by [[Charterhouse Capital Partners]], [[CVC Capital Partners]] and [[Permira]] to act as the parent company of [[The Automobile Association|Automobile Association]] and [[Saga plc|Saga]], ahead of the companies' mergers in September 2007.<ref name="webcheck">{{cite web|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/1956cb5096c38679835a672f46f862f0/compdetails|title=Company No. 06252766|work=[[Companies House]] WebCHeck|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</ref><ref name="st-equity">{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article4296821.ece|title=Equity windfall for Saga and AA staff|last=Goodman|first=Matthew|date=23 September 2007|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|publisher=[[Times Newspapers Ltd]]|accessdate=2009-11-14}}</ref> |
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Acromas listed Saga on the [[London Stock Exchange]] through an [[initial public offering]] (IPO) in May 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Sarah|title=Saga IPO Raises $928 Million, Shares at Bottom of Range|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-23/saga-ipo-raises-928-million-shares-at-bottom-of-range|accessdate=22 February 2016|work=Bloomberg Business|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> followed by The AA in June that year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=David|first1=Ruth|title=AA Drops in First Day of Trading After $2.4 Billion IPO|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-23/aa-drops-in-first-day-of-trading-after-2-4-billion-ipo|accessdate=22 February 2016|work=Bloomberg Business|date=23 June 2014}}</ref> |
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The company also owns [[Drakefield Insurance]], which the AA acquired in May 2007 and the [[British School of Motoring]] which was acquired for £1 after BSM went into receivership at the end of January 2011. |
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It owns [[Allied Healthcare]], formerly Allied Medicare Limited, a provider of private nursing and primary care services with 140 branches across the United Kingdom which was acquired in 2011. Its Homecare Independent Living Group division has a strong presence in Ireland. |
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Acromas is expected to IPO Saga in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/10582064/Saga-customers-invited-to-be-part-of-3bn-float.html|title=Saga customers invited to be part of £3bn float|date=18 January 2014|work=Telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=6 March 2015}}</ref> |
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The AA was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/aa-shares-tumble-conditional-trading-ipo-1453747|title=AA Shares Tumble in Conditional Trading of IPO|publisher=IB Times|date=23 June 2014|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{official website|http://www.acromas.com}} |
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Revision as of 18:14, 22 February 2016
Company type | Private limited company |
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Industry | Holding company |
Founded | 18 May 2007 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Andrew Goodsell, CEO |
Website | www |
Acromas Holdings is a holding company formed in May 2007 by Charterhouse Capital Partners, CVC Capital Partners and Permira to act as the parent company of Automobile Association and Saga, ahead of the companies' mergers in September 2007.[1][2]
Acromas listed Saga on the London Stock Exchange through an initial public offering (IPO) in May 2014,[3] followed by The AA in June that year.[4]
References
- ^ "Company No. 06252766". Companies House WebCHeck. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Goodman, Matthew (23 September 2007). "Equity windfall for Saga and AA staff". The Sunday Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ Jones, Sarah (23 May 2014). "Saga IPO Raises $928 Million, Shares at Bottom of Range". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ David, Ruth (23 June 2014). "AA Drops in First Day of Trading After $2.4 Billion IPO". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 22 February 2016.