The sale was confirmed on September 28th, and is now owned by WM7, which is itself owned by Paris-based financial firm LMBO. WM7 is also jointly owned by a number of the management team at Future France, including Saghi Zaimi and Jane Wray, the current managing director and finance director. …
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