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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Graeme Whitfield

Go-Ahead Group likely to be sold after two bids from overseas firms

One of the North East’s largest companies looks likely to be sold after receiving two takeover approaches.

Transport group Go-Ahead, which has come through a challenging period that saw it receive a £23.5m fine over a breach of a rail franchise around London, has received unsolicited takeover offers from two overseas firms.

Kelsian Group, an Australian public transport provider which has operations in London, has made a bid for the Newcastle-based company, as has a consortium consisting of fellow Australian company Kinetic and Spanish transport group Globalvia Inversiones.

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