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Lagardere Sports,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">a majority-owned unit of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">Lagardere SCA, acquired a 70%</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">interest in World Sport Group</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">Holdings Ltd, a sports</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">marketing services provider</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">and a majority-owned unit of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">Parallel Media Group PLC's</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">World Sport Group Ltd</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">subsidiary, for 205.14 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">Singapore dollars (96.15 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">euros/$150 mil US). The</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">consideration was to consist</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">of S$170.95 mil (80.125 mil</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">euros/$125 mil) and S$34.19</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">mil (16.025 mil euros/$25 mil)</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">in profit-related payments.</sdc:value></sdc:n_SYNOPSIS><sdc:n_synopsis2><sdc:value>SINGAPORE - Lagardere Sports, a majority-owned unit of Lagardere SCA, acquired a 70% interest in World Sport Group Holdings Ltd, a sports marketing services provider and a majority-owned unit of Parallel Media Group PLC's World Sport Group Ltd subsidiary, for 205.14 mil Singapore dollars (96.15 mil euros/$150 mil US). 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The consideration was to</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">consist of S$170.95 mil (80.125 mil euros/$125 mil) and S$34.19 mil (16.025 mil euros/$25</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">mil) in profit-related payments.</sdc:value></sdc:n_synopsis3><sdc:n_synopsis4><sdc:value sdc:p="0">SINGAPORE - Lagardere Sports, a majority-owned unit of Lagardere SCA, acquired a 70% interest in World Sport Group Holdings Ltd, a sports marketing services provider and a majority-owned unit of</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">Parallel Media Group PLC's World Sport Group Ltd subsidiary, for 205.14 mil Singapore dollars (96.15 mil euros/$150 mil US). 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