FDX Capital has emerged as the financial firm on the verge of buying Heidmar.

It is also understood that FDX proposes to pay “a number that begins with a seven” for the Norwalk-based company, which is currently owned 49% by financial giant Morgan Stanley, 49% by Greek shipowner George Economou and 2% by its employees.

This means FDX would pay at least $70m, but less than $80m, for the operation, which had set a target price of $100m at the beginning of the tender last summer.

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