Flight Centre to buy travel firm for $135 million
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian travel firm Flight Centre Ltd (FLT.AX) said on Monday it has agreed to buy U.S. travel retailer Liberty Travel for $135 million.
Flight Centre plans to raise A$100 million ($91 million) in an institutional share placement to part fund the acquisition, the company said in a statement.
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(Reporting by Denny Thomas)
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