These are interesting times for Irish books retailer Eason, which this week asked the High Court to formally approve its plan to pay a 60 million special dividend to shareholders.
The grand old retailers plan is to free up close to 100 million in capital by completing the sell-off of a 13-strong portfolio of properties, including some of its own stores that would be sold on a sale-leaseback basis.
If approved by the court, the scheme, devised by chairman David Dilger and managing director Liam Hanly, would see it reduc…
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