Inside TDR, the secretive — and powerful — investment consortium

Inside TDR, the secretive — and powerful — investment consortium

A consortium of investors has just completed a £6.8 billion buy-out of one of the nation’s largest supermarket chains. But where did they come from?

Words: Tom Ward

This week UK-based entrepreneur brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa found themselves at the helm of the UK’s biggest leveraged takeover in more than a decade when they and secretive buyout firm TDR Capital completed the acquisition of Asda for £6.8 billion.

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