Connells agrees to buy realtor Countrywide after bidding war

CONNELLS Ltd has agreed to buy struggling UK realtor Countrywide Plc after prevailing in a bidding war with a private equity firm. Connells, a UK privately owned property firm, will pay 395 pence per share in a cash deal that values Countrywide at about £134 million (S$242 million), according to a company statement. That’s a […]