Now Hunter 始める，決めるs sights on Chartwell

By THIS IS MONEY
Updated: 00:00 BST, 15 December 2002

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SCOTTISH 大君 Tom Hunter is 支援する on the 取得／買収 追跡する just one week after 現れるing as a surprise 入札者 for department 蓄える／店 group House of Fraser.

Hunter, through his West Coast 資本／首都 投資 乗り物, is on the shortlist to buy the £700 million Chartwell Land 小売 大臣の地位 存在 sold by DIY and 電気の 小売 chain Kingfisher. Hunter is on a 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of five, which 含むs developer s Land 安全s and 中心存在 所有物／資産／財産.

The 大臣の地位 of 15 小売 parks and five 開発 場所／位置s is the biggest prime out-of-town 所有物／資産／財産 sale this year. The sale was 誘発する／引き起こすd last month when Kingfisher 発表するd it would offload the 2.8 million square foot 大臣の地位 to concentrate on 拡大するing its B&Q chain.

Hunter has teamed up with Nick Hewson and Tom Walton, ex-directors of Grantchester 所有物／資産／財産 group, to make the 企て，努力，提案.

Hunter 支援するd the pair in a £168 million 管理／経営 buyout 企て，努力，提案 of Grantchester in September, but walked away from a 企て，努力，提案 戦う／戦い with 所有物／資産／財産 group Hammerson, which then 安全な・保証するd the 取引，協定 for £252 million.

As with the House of Fraser 企て，努力，提案, Hunter's Chartwell 企て，努力，提案 is 存在 支援するd by Bank of Scotland.

'We want them both in the 大臣の地位,' he said. 'We have the capacity in 財政上の-Entrepeneur Tom Hunter is 納得させるd he can make 蓄える／店 chain sparkle?

and 資源s 条件 to do both 取引，協定s 権利 now.'

West Coast 資本／首都 （人命などを）奪う，主張するs to own a 小売 大臣の地位 of out-of-town and town centre 蓄える／店s valued at about £800 million. Much has been acquired as part of a 共同の 投機・賭ける with 所有物／資産／財産 millionaire Nick Leslau's 私的な 公正，普通株主権 会社／堅い, Prestbury 投資 Holdings.

Chartwell Land's 大臣の地位 was 初めは valued at £500 million, but sources （人命などを）奪う，主張する 企て，努力，提案 levels have now reached £700 million.

Hunter is also を待つing 開発s at House of Fraser after 一時停止するing his 企て，努力，提案 for the Army & 海軍-to-Rackhams chain until the New Year because he （人命などを）奪う，主張するs he does not want to be 非難するd if the department 蓄える／店 成し遂げるs 不正に over Christmas.

House of Fraser, which 拒絶するd Hunter's £197 million indicative 申し込む／申し出, said it laid off 50 to 60 長，率いる office staff but 否定するd it was a reaction to the 企て，努力，提案. Hunter, with a 6.6% 火刑／賭ける in the 会社／堅い, is 支援するd in his 企て，努力，提案 by Icelandic chain Baugur, which has eight%.