LV= sets out explanation for sale; urges members to vote for private equity bid

Vote on 10 December

Tom Ellis
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Amid a proposed sale that has turned public, with details and rumours flooding the news, LV= has set out another statement, this one explaining why it chose to sell to private equity firm Bain Capital and selected its bid among 11 others.

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