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Read More »Czech billionaire bets he can rescue Royal Mail from ‘deadly’ spiral
Barely one year ago, Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský said he had no plans to acquire the owner of Britain’s Royal Mail. On Wednesday, in the middle of an election campaign, the dealmaking tycoon dubbed the “Czech sphinx” confounded the UK market by clinching a £5.3bn deal to take over London-listed …
Read More »Royal Mail owner agrees to $4.6 bln takeover by Czech billionaire Kretinsky
By Yadarisa Shabong May 29 (Reuters) – The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail has agreed to a 3.57 billion pound ($4.55 billion) takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, it said on Wednesday, in a take-private deal of one of the world’s oldest postal firms. The offer valued International Distributions Services …
Read More »Britain’s 500-year-old Royal Mail bought for £3.57billion by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group – The Sun
BRITAIN’S 500 year-old Royal Mail has been bought by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky for £3.57billion after its parent firm agreed to a takeover. International Distribution Services (IDS) said its board of directors has accepted the takeover bid from shareholder Kretinsky. 2 Royal Mail has agreed a takeover dealCredit: Alamy 2 …
Read More »Who is ‘Czech Sphinx’ and potential new Royal Mail boss Daniel Kretinsky? | Business News
Daniel Kretinsky is on the cusp of becoming the new man in charge of the Royal Mail. The board of its parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS), announced on Wednesday it had agreed to a takeover by Mr Kretinsky’s EP Group, which has valued the firm at £5.3bn. The deal …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail accepts takeover bid from Czech billionaire
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Read More »Royal Mail owner approves takeover bid from Czech billionaire
Open this photo in gallery: A Royal Mail worker loads vans at a delivery office in Tonbridge, Britain, on May 29.Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters It was established by King Henry VIII to send messages to members of the royal court, and now, for the first time in its 508-year history, Britain’s …
Read More »What will Royal Mail’s takeover mean for customers and postal workers? | Royal Mail
The billionaire sometimes known as the Czech Sphinx appears to be on the verge of becoming the first person to buy the Royal Mail in its 500-year history. A sale would mark a milestone in the history of a business that was privatised just over a decade ago but that …
Read More »Royal Mail at risk of being broken up after £3.6bn foreign takeover
EP Group made a number of other legally-binding undertakings to the Government as part of the bid. These include maintaining key services under Royal Mail’s universal service obligation for the next five years, such as the one-price-goes-anywhere system and Saturday deliveries for first class post. Mr Kretinsky has agreed to …
Read More »Czech Billionaire To Own Britain’s 500-year Old Postal Service Royal Mail
International Distributions Services plc, the owner of Britain’s 500-year old postal service and courier company Royal Mail, has agreed to a takeover offer by EP Corporate Group, owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The total deal value is around 3.568 billion pounds on a fully diluted basis, while enterprise value …
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