Mr Kretinsky, who is already the largest shareholder in Royal Mail through his company EP Group, has pledged not to split the group’s lucrative parcels business, GLS, from its struggling letters business. Under terms set out in his offer, this undertaking would be valid for three years after the deal …
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GB News host Andrew Pierce has been left fuming at the takeover of Royal Mail and claimed that it "should remain British. Source link
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A Royal Mail investor has spoken out to oppose ‘Czech sphinx’ Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.6billion take over of the postal firm. Jeremy Smith, a top-ten shareholder in International Distributions Services — the parent company of Royal Mail — has today said that current management can add more value to the struggling company. …
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Czech Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky today had his firm EP Group’s £3.57billion bid to take over Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services approved by the board. NIcknamed the ‘Czech Sphinx’ for his inscrutable nature, his purchase of IDS – which may yet be subject to government scrutiny – could take the UK’s …
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Mr Kretinsky may not even be that interested in Royal Mail. Some observers, including The Spectator’s Martin Van der Weyer, think that his real interest is in GLS, the profitable Dutch postal delivery service also owned by Royal Mail’s parent company. Once he’s got that, he may offload Royal Mail. …
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 »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 …
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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 …
Read More »Royal Mail owner paves way for historic takeover by Czech billionaire
The takeover deal will still need to be approved by International Distribution Services (IDS)’s shareholders at the September annual general meeting. ADVERTISEMENT The owner of Royal Mail confirmed on Wednesday that it had accepted a £3.6 billion ($4.6 billion) takeover offer from the Czech investor, Daniel Křetínský. Under the deal, Křetínský’s …
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