Long-distance bus operator Greyhound may be a U.S. icon, but it's staying in European hands after British owner FirstGroup Plc agreed a sale to Germany's FlixMobility GmbH. After a years-long effort to dispose of Greyhound, FirstGroup will unload the business for $172 million, according to a statement Thursday. 21 окт. 2021 г.
Who bought Greyhound bus Lines?
On October 21, 2021, Munich-based Flixbus acquired Greyhound for $78 million.
When was Greyhound sold?
Germany's FlixMobility acquires Greyhound Lines, the iconic U.S. bus company, in $78M deal. FirstGroup acquired Greyhound back in 2007 in a $3.6 billion deal, part of a bigger strategy to take on the U.S. market (it also bought Ryder, the yellow school bus network, around the same time).
Who is the new owner of Greyhound?
According to Greyhound's new spokesperson, Leslie Matthews, the business was purchased by an investment entity that is owned by a private trust.
Did FirstGroup sell Greyhound?
Oct 21 (Reuters) - British transport company FirstGroup (FGP. L) has sold its U.S. intercity coach network, Greyhound, to Germany's FlixMobility after more than two years of trying to offload the iconic brand.
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