Hunt Pledges to Safeguard Key Royal Mail Services Amid £3.6bn Takeover

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has urged regulators to rigorously scrutinise Daniel Kretinsky’s proposed £3.6 billion takeover of Royal Mail, amidst concerns about a potential break-up of the iconic postal service. Hunt emphasised the importance of extending the safeguards currently promised by Kretinsky beyond their initial periods. Speaking to LBC, Hunt highlighted …

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It’s not over, warns union leader

The General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union has said the government should be stepping in and making demands about the future of Royal Mail. Dave Ward said it was wrong that the board members could potentially make a lot of money out of the sale of Royal Mail to …

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Royal Mail’s owner said it had accepted a cash offer from the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský for the struggling postal service.

The West Ham director made a formal submission of £3.57bn to International Distribution Services (IDS), which implies an enterprise value of around £5.3bn. This is an improvement on an earlier £3.1bn offer that IDS said significantly undervalued Royal Mail. If the deal is approved it means Křetínský’s EP Group would …

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