UK - Apax emerges as mystery House of Fraser bidder

According to press reports over the weekend, Apax Partners is preparing a bid for House of Fraser, the ТЃ300m department store.

The Sunday Times understands that Apax has made contact with the House of Fraser board but that no proposals have been put forward so far.

House of Fraser was forced by the Takeover Panel to issue a statement on Friday after a steady rise in its share price last week.

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