LONDON: Aston Villa said yesterday they had accepted a takeover bid from US billionaire Randy Lerner valuing the struggling English Premier League club at £62.6mil (US$118.3mil).
The Villa board yesterday recommended that shareholders accept the 547-pence-per-share cash bid from Reform Acquisitions Ltd, a takeover vehicle controlled by Lerner, who is owner of NFL franchise the Cleveland Browns.
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