<article>Thailand&#8217;s largest retail conglomerate Central Group is keen to bid for Casino Group&#8217;s Thai and Vietnam operations, a company executive said.</article>

Thailand&#8217;s largest retail conglomerate Central Group is keen to bid for Casino Group&#8217;s Thai and Vietnam operations, a company executive said.
Casino owns 58.6 percent of Big C Supercenter Pcl, which has a total a market value of $5.5 billion. Casino said last week it was keen to sell this stake after announcing it would sell its Vietnam unit in the first quarter.
&#8220;We are interested in both Big C in Thailand and Vietnam,&#8221; Prin Chirathivat, deputy chief executive officer told Reuters.
&#8220;If the prices are not too expensive, we will be keen to bid,&#8221; Prin said adding his family, the Chirathivats, has a combined 25 percent stake in Big C.
Central has been actively looking to buy assets overseas as it wants to expand into Southeast Asia and Europe.
(Reuters)
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Thailand's largest retail conglomerate Central Group is keen to bid for Casino Group's Thai and Vietnam operations, a company executive said.

Thai retail chain Central in race for Casino Group's units in Thailand, Vietnam

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