Costs have not fallen alongside the lower volumes. Royal Mail has blamed the restrictive framework for its hefty losses of £319m in the first half of the year, as well as for a slump in service quality that sparked a record £5.6m fine from Ofcom. Earlier this month, Royal Mail …
Read More »Royal Mail Rejects Takeover Approach From Czech Billionaire
By Dawood Fakhir (April 17, 2024, 5:34 PM BST) — A European conglomerate owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky said Wednesday that the parent company of Royal Mail has rejected its offer to take over Britain’s national postal service…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts …
Read More »Royal Mail bid from Czech billionaire should be treated with deep scepticism | Nils Pratley
“For multiple reasons – the heritage, the spirit of the company – it’s good if every British citizen can invest in the shares,” Daniel Křetínský told the Sunday Times a year ago, seemingly ruling out a takeover bid for International Distributions Services, the group that owns the Royal Mail. Now, …
Read More »Former Royal Mail chair apologises for ‘tragic’ Post Office prosecutions | Post Office Horizon scandal
A former chair of Royal Mail has apologised for the “tragic and diabolically unfair” prosecutions of post office operators, but denied ever having been informed of suspected problems with the Post Office’s faulty Horizon computer system. Allan Leighton, who chaired Royal Mail from 2002 to 2009, when it also owned …
Read More »Daniel Kretinsky explores bid for Royal Mail owner, sources say
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has been exploring a possible bid for the owner of the UK’s Royal Mail, which has seen its market value fall to 2.1 billion pounds , two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Kretinsky, the largest shareholder in Royal Mail’s …
Read More »Royal Mail Owner Says Kretinsky’s $3.9 Billion Bid Too Low
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail said it rejected a £3.1 billion ($3.9 billion) bid from Czech entrepreneur Daniel Kretinsky because it “significantly undervalues” the company. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Peter Laca, Irene García Pérez and Sabah Meddings Published Apr 17, 2024 • …
Read More »Who is Daniel Křetínský, the Czech billionaire looking to buy Royal Mail?
His partner, Olympic showjumper Anna Kellernova, is the daughter of Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier this year and at the time of his death was the country’s richest man with an estimated personal wealth of $17.5b. Source link
Read More »Royal Mail faces takeover bid from Czech billionaire
His ownership of significant stakes in Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s has forced him to be more open and, in his first British interview last year, he pledged to keep Royal Mail listed on the stock market, saying it was good if “every British citizen can invest in the shares”. Royal …
Read More »Quadient’s Katia Bourgeais Crémel reveals how consumers in France the UK are warming to parcel lockers
Parcel lockers have proven to be a huge hit in European countries like Poland, Germany and Finland, but some countries have been slower than others when it comes to embracing this form of out-of-home delivery. Two of the countries playing catch-up but gaining momentum in this area are the UK …
Read More »Changes to postal vote handling and secrecy | Election: May 2024
These provisions will be in effect for polls taking place from 2 May 2024. Ban on political campaigners handling postal votes Political campaigners will be banned from handling postal votes, except where the postal vote is their own, that of a close family member, or someone they provide regular care …
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