An Australian private equity firm has made a bid of up to $590 million for The Warehouse retail group, with backing from the group’s founder.
【澳纽网编译】一家澳大利亚私募股权公司在该集团创始人的支持下，以高达5.9亿纽币的价格向The Warehouse零售集团提出收购。

The company said a fund run by Adamantem Capital had made an unsolicited, non-binding, indicative offer to takeover The Warehouse Group of $1.50 to $1.70 a share, compared to The Warehouse’s closing price of $1.45 on Monday.
该公司表示，由Adamantem Capital运营的基金已主动提出收购The Warehouse Group的指示性要约，价格为每股1.50纽币至1.70纽币，而The Warehouse周一的收盘价为1.45纽币。

It said The Warehouse founder Sir Stephen Tindall and interests associated with him, which control close to half the group’s shares, supported the bid, but wanted to stay invested in the new company.
该公司表示，The Warehouse创始人斯蒂芬·廷德尔爵士（Sir Stephen Tindall）和与他有关的利益集团控制着集团近一半的股份，他们支持这一出价，但希望继续投资于新公司。

“Sir Stephen Tindall, The Tindall Foundation and trustees of certain trusts associated with Sir Stephen Tindall … support the proposal and will remain invested in the company through reinvesting a portion of their consideration in the acquirer of the company,” the board said in a statement to the NZX.
“斯蒂芬·廷德尔爵士、廷德尔基金会以及与斯蒂芬·廷德尔爵士有关的某些信托的受托人……支持该收购提议，并将通过将部分对价再投资于公司的收购者来继续投资于公司，“董事会在给NZX的一份声明中表示。

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The outcome would see Tindall and associates owning 50 percent in the acquiring company, while all other shareholders would be bought out for cash.
结果将使Tindall及其同事拥有收购公司50%的股份，而所有其他股东将被现金收购。

“The proposal is incomplete and conditional and, as a result, there can be no certainty that any transaction will eventuate. No action is required from shareholders at this time.”
“该提案是不完整和有条件的，因此，无法确定任何交易最终会发生。目前无需股东采取任何行动。

The takeover proposal emerged yesterday after media speculation that the offer was in the wings and that Tindall was looking to make The Warehouse a significant player in the groceries market.
昨天，在媒体猜测该要约即将到来并且Tindall希望使The Warehouse成为杂货市场的重要参与者之后，收购提议于昨天出现。

First Retail Group managing director Chris Wilkinson said that a takeover with Tindall at the helm could help restore the fortunes of the once dominant retail chain.
First Retail Group董事总经理Chris Wilkinson表示，由Tindall掌舵的收购可能有助于恢复这家曾经占主导地位的零售连锁店的命运。

“This is an exciting time for The Warehouse, Stephen Tindall built the brand, he created that challenger mindset when it entered the market and that’s what been lacking over recent years.”
“对于The Warehouse来说，这是一个激动人心的时刻，Stephen Tindall建立了这个品牌，他在品牌进入市场时创造了挑战者的心态，而这正是近年来所缺乏的。”

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Wilkinson said private capital were experienced in streamlining businesses, and putting that together with Tindall’s values and understanding of New Zealand could be an “ideal combination.”
威尔金森说，私人资本在精简业务方面经验丰富，将其与廷德尔的价值观和对新西兰的理解结合起来可能是一个“理想的组合”。

The Warehouse board has started a process to restructure and streamline the company around its three core brands — the big barn Red Sheds, Warehouse Stationery, and the Noel Leeming appliance and electronics chain.
仓库董事会已开始围绕其三个核心品牌重组和精简公司 – 大谷仓Red Sheds，Warehouse Stationery以及Noel Leeming电器和电子产品连锁店。

In June, it dropped its full-year earnings outlook to be between six percent and seven percent down on last years result.
今年6月，该公司下调了全年盈利预期，比去年同期下降6%至7%。

Underlying profit was expected to be in a range of $22m to $30m, compared to $83.4m in the prior year, excluding the loss from discontinued operations and any potential restructuring costs.
基本利润预计在2200万纽币至3000万纽币之间，而上一年为8340万纽币，不包括非持续经营业务的亏损和任何潜在的重组成本。

This year the company has also dealt with the abrupt departure of its chief executive and the sale of its sporting good chain Torpedo7 for $1.
今年，该公司还处理了其首席执行官的突然离职以及以1纽币的价格出售其体育产品连锁店Torpedo7的问题。