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Royal Mail takeover and Carlsberg’s swoop on Britvic in year of mega deals

UK equities have been firmly in the crosshair of foreign suitors and private equity buyout specialists throughout 2024.

Evening Standard

What has been agreed under the Royal Mail takeover and what are the next steps?

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has agreed to a series of legally-binding commitments to gain government clearance for the deal.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský approved

UK government to retain ‘golden share’ in parent company International Distribution Services

The Guardian - UK

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Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire ‘approved’ – report

The takeover by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group from current owner International Distribution Services.will be announced on Monday, the BBC reported.

Evening Standard

Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky ‘approved’

The takeover by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group from current owner International Distribution Services will be announced on Monday, the BBC reported

The Independent UK

Royal Mail closes in on takeover deal after ‘concessions agreed’ – reports

Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group agreed to buy Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail’s owner considering job cuts and price rises for stamps and parcels

International Distribution Services blames budget for adding £120m to annual costs through NICs increase

The Guardian - UK

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Fat fees for Royal Mail’s advisers, no detail for its shareholders

The offer document for proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company couldn’t be more vague

The Guardian - UK

What will Royal Mail’s takeover mean for customers and postal workers?

The billionaire Daniel Křetínský, AKA the Czech Sphinx, is poised to buy the business – but what does he have planned?

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail’s foreign sale could put a 500-year-old national service in jeopardy

Czech tycoon’s private buyout of UK postal group would come with very limited assurances – and a weight of added debt

The Guardian - UK

BHP walks away from £39bn pursuit of Anglo American; Royal Mail agrees to £3.57bn takeover by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský – as it happened

Royal Mail’s parent company IDS agrees takeover offer but BHP’s pursuit of Anglo fails

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail owner approves £3.5bn takeover deal with Czech billionaire

Shareholders will vote on the deal at International Distribution Services’s next annual general meeting in September

The Independent UK

West Ham part-owner Daniel Křetínský in shock bid for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services

The approach comes at a time of huge challenges for Royal Mail

Evening Standard

Royal Mail to cut up to 10,000 jobs by August after announcing losses of £219m

Five-thousand full-time roles will be axed by March, company says

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