Pendragon, the UK-based car dealership, plans to raise £238.9 mln to reduce debt through a sale and leaseback deal of 81 of its properties to a joint venture owned by the Pendragon Group and NWPI. There will also be a five-for-one stock split.

Pendragon, the UK-based car dealership, plans to raise £238.9 mln to reduce debt through a sale and leaseback deal of 81 of its properties to a joint venture owned by the Pendragon Group and NWPI. There will also be a five-for-one stock split.

The car dealer said it expects to finish the year broadly in line with its forecasts despite a difficult trading climate.