The controlling stake in food retailer Blue Square Israel is being sought by a group of foreign investors led by Deutsche Bank.

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According to a report in Yediot Ahronot, the group could consist of, among others, the Bank Leumi-Paz group and the Benny Gaon-Shamrock group.


The newspaper points out however that Deutsche Bank has represented French supermarket giant Casino Guichard in the past with regard to business in Israel.

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