Although Amber Beverage Group Holding will not acquire a controlling interest after the transaction, the parties to the transaction are considering amending Lido’s Articles of Association so that Amber Beverage Group Holding will have the right to appoint two representatives to the Board.
In addition, Amber Beverage Group Holding could gain the right to veto strategically important decisions.
Following the transaction, Amber Beverage Group Holding could acquire the right to unilaterally manage Lido.
As Rita Auziņa, the Chairman of the Board of JSC “Lido”, said, Gunārs Ķirsons, the shareholder of “Lido”, does not plan to sell the controlling share of the company. At the same time, she pointed out that “Lido” is the largest catering company in Latvia and from time to time investors’ interest in investing in the company’s shares appears. Even now, several investors have expressed interest in becoming shareholders of Lido, replacing the existing minority shareholders.