Mohsin Issa confirms relationship with ex-EY tax partner after Asda auditor resignation The pair noted that Price was not an audit partner at EY and didn't work on the Asda business Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2024
Asda owner faces rise in servicing £4bn debt, MPs told Group faces £30m rise in debt costs, Asda bosses tell MPs on business and trade committee The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023
Asda execs to hand over secret offshore accounts after MPs question 'Phantom' investment firms Asda execs have committed to sharing secret accounts for the offshore companies that own the supermarket after coming under pressure from MPs. Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023
Issa brothers in £500 billion accounting error The Issa brothers’ debt levels have been a hot topic in the business press for some time. But Spy was taken aback to find out just how steep they are. Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023
Billionaire Issa brother warned of ‘contempt of Parliament’ after Standard finds errors in Asda letter to MPs Mohsin Issa has until Thursday to respond to further questions from MPs Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023
Billionaire Issa brothers admit errors in letter to MPs on Asda offshore ownership The billionaire Issa brothers have admitted submitting error-strewn evidence to MPs about the complex offshore ownership structure known as ‘Bellis’ that they created for Asda after acquiring the supermarket in 2021. Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2023
MPs question Asda about ability to meet cost of living pressures Supermarket co-owner Mohsin Issa asked to detail corporate structure as well as profit margins on petrol The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023
Asda’s profit margins at the pump have trebled, MPs told Competition regulator tells business committee of ‘significant change’ in retailer’s fuel pricing The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Asda’s fuel margin targets were three times the 2019 level by 2023, MPs told Asda told the CMA that it decided to pass down retail price falls in 2022 more slowly in areas where it had no direct competition, MPs were told. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Tesco puts squeeze on suppliers so it can cut grocery prices for customers As market moves from ‘inflation to deflation’, supermarket wants to get ahead of rivals The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023
‘No price hikes’ in supermarket as Asda buys petrol station operator for £2.2 billion Both sides of the deal claim it is not driven by the need to offload a large debt pile Insider UK · May 31, 2023
What Asda's £2.3bn deal means for prices, jobs and the future of EG Group BusinessLive has taken a look at the deal in depth and what it could mean for each company and their customers Birmingham Post · May 31, 2023
Asda to buy group founded by billionaire Issa brothers for over £2bn Mohsin and Zuber Issa started out with a single petrol station forecourt in Bury, Greater Manchester more than 20 years ago Manchester Evening News · May 30, 2023
Asda to buy petrol stations group EG UK as it aims to overtake Sainsbury’s Concerns raised over £770m of new loans and £450m in new funds from Issa brothers and TDR Capital The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023
Birmingham Post · May 30, 2023 Billionaire Issa brothers confirm Asda to buy UK operations of EG Group for over £2bn The deal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023
Wales Online · May 30, 2023 Asda announced huge expansion as it buys 350 petrol stations and 1,000 shops The supermarket has spent £2.7billion on the deal
Liverpool Echo · May 9, 2023 Asda 'billionaire brothers' on what they really think of their nickname Mohsin and Zuber Issa are self-made billionaires
Manchester Evening News · May 8, 2023 What the Issa brothers really think of their 'billionaire brothers' nickname Mohsin and Zuber Issa - believed to be worth over £1bn - have strong thoughts about the nickname
Birmingham Post · Mar 29, 2023 Profits dip at Asda as shoppers hit by cost-of-living crisis in first full year of ownership by billionaire Issa brothers The billionaire Issa brothers bought Asda alongside private equity backers TDR Capital in early 2021
Birmingham Post · Mar 28, 2023 Billionaire Issa brothers make offer to get Asda's £600m Co-op deal approved amid £8bn Subway move In August 2022, the Co-op first revealed plans to sell its 132 petrol stations and attached convenience stores in a bid to bolster its finances
Wales Online · Mar 14, 2023 Shoppers in 13 areas ‘could face higher prices’ from Asda petrol station deal Asda's plan to buy Co-op petrol forecourts could see shoppers faced with "higher prices or less choice"
Birmingham Post · Feb 17, 2023 Asda announces 10% pay rise for over 115,000 staff in £141m move The news comes after an 8% pay increase for hourly-paid retail roles during 2022
Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023 Issa brothers’ companies face fines for late accounts At least 23 businesses controlled by Zuber and Mohsin Issa face penalties from Companies House for failing to deliver their accounts
Manchester Evening News · Jan 28, 2023 Some of the billionaire Issa brothers' biggest projects to keep an eye on in 2023 It includes the first drive-thru Indian street food restaurant in the country
Birmingham Post · Jan 17, 2023 Official inquiry launched into Asda's £600m deal to buy the Co-op's petrol stations Asda is owned by the Lancashire-based billionaire Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital