Campervan group THL gets $471m bid from private equity-led consortium
Private equity group BGH Capital and Queensland brothers Luke and Karl Trouchet have made a $471 million buyout offer for struggling campervan rentals business Tourism Holdings Ltd.
THL, which is dual-listed on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges, has a fleet of 7200 rental campervans under brands including Britz, Maui and Apollo and a substantial business selling the vehicles.
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