EBRD Offers Financial Help to Agrokor’s Bid for Rival Mercator

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development offered to help Agrokor d.d., Croatia’s largest private company, buy a majority stake in Mercator Poslovni Sistem d.d. of Slovenia.

The bank, which is a shareholder in Agrokor, “is ready to consider providing support to Agrokor, should their bid be successful.” Zsuzsanna Hargitai, the London-based EBRD’s Croatian director, said in an e-mailed statement today.