Sears Chairman Lampert makes $4.6 billion bid for bankrupt retailer
Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert's ESL Investments Inc has made an offer valued at $4.6 billion to buy the bankrupt U.S. retailer, one of the only options that would prevent the department store chain from shutting its doors for good. Lampert's offer calls for about 500 Sears stores to remain open and would keep 50,000 of the retailer's workers employed, according to a letter from his hedge fund filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The 125-year-old company faces a series of deadlines this month to find a ...
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