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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

Regulators leave Royal Mail vulnerable to ‘corporate predators’, says investor

A Royal Mail post delivery cart parked next to a post box in central London
Many investors think the legal requirement for Royal Mail to deliver post at a fixed price every day bar Sunday is unsustainable. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

One of the top investors in Royal Mail’s owner has said it is vulnerable to “corporate predators”, arguing that a recent takeover bid by a Czech billionaire significantly undervalues the company.

Redwheel called for regulators to water down the UK postal service’s legal obligations after Daniel Křetínský’s failed takeover attempt of its parent company International Distributions Services (IDS).

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