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UK's Royal Mail Buyout: Who Is Czech Billionaire Kretinsky?

A billionaire with interests in football clubs, media outlets, supermarkets and now the potential new owner of Britain's Royal Mail, Czech Daniel Kretinsky retains a stubbornly low profile internationally.

International Business Times

OPINION - It’s too expensive to send a letter — we should renationalise Royal Mail, not sell it abroad

The other day I got the shock of my life at the post office where I was sending a letter to Ireland to find the nice man on the counter was asking me for £2.50 for a stamp. Two. Pounds. Fifty. “What,” I said weakly. “Yep,” he said, plainly used…

Evening Standard

Why UK Major Firms Are Facing Takeover Attempts?

Mining giant Anglo American, cyber security firm Darktrace and Royal Mail parent IDS -- three major UK companies in the midst of big takeover bids.

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Owner of UK's Royal Mail says it has accepted a takeover offer from a Czech billionaire

The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail says it has accepted a 3.6 billion pound ($4.6 billion) takeover offer from Czech investor Daniel Křetínský

The Independent UK

Royal Mail Owner Accepts Czech Billionaire's Takeover

Former state monopoly Royal Mail was privatized in 2013 and has since seen its core letters business ravaged as consumers increasingly communicate online, which has conversely helped its international parcels business, GLS.

International Business Times

FTSE 100 Live 29 May: Blue-chips slide, Ocado and St James' Place in for relegation

Global stock markets remain under pressure as worries mount that interest rates will stay high for longer.

Evening Standard

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

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Royal Mail owner agrees to £3.57bn takeover by Czech billionaire

Cash offer from Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group still needs approval from shareholders and government

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

Royal Mail owner IDS accepts £3.5bn bid from West Ham co-owner Křetínský

Křetínský has agreed that Royal Mail will deliver first-class post six days a week for the next five years after the acquisition but there are no guarantees on what happens after that

Evening Standard

Royal Mail and Anglo American shareholders braced for final takeover offers

Deals this month could see two of the UK’s most prominent companies fall into foreign ownership

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail probe as figures reveal how much first-class post actually arrives in a day

The regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into Royal Mail over missing post targets

The Independent UK

Royal Mail owner warns Czech billionaire’s offer could create risk around finances

IDS says a change in ownership may lead to ‘material uncertainty’ over the company’s future

The Guardian - UK

Paula Vennells breaks down as she tells Post Office inquiry she was misled

Ex-chief executive tells inquiry into Horizon scandal she had been unaware people were being wrongly prosecuted

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The Guardian - UK

UK to look at security implications of Křetínský Royal Mail bid

Jeremy Hunt indicates ministers not opposed to offer from Czech billionaire in principle

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail reform will not take place before general election, says Ofcom

Postal service shake-up takes on extra weight as Royal Mail bosses meet ministers to discuss Czech tycoon’s £3.5bn takeover bid

International Business Times

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The Guardian - UK

Czech billionaire’s bid for Royal Mail is problematic from every angle

Tories and Labour can no longer afford to be noncommittal. Daniel Křetínský’s offer needs maximum scrutiny

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Evening Standard

Royal Mail parent ‘minded to’ accept £3.5bn takeover bid from West Ham co-owner Křetínský

A deal would see the 500-year-old institution Royal Mail taken off the stock market just under 11 years after it was privatised in an initial public offering

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail owner backs £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire

New Křetínský bid creates headache for UK government amid growing scrutiny on foreign takeovers of critical infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

Union appears to accept Royal Mail proposal to cut most Saturday deliveries

CWU seems to concede six-day service is financially unviable as company battles takeover bid

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail owner’s chair seeks to charm investors after Czech billionaire’s bid

Keith Williams says £3.1bn offer from Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group is opportunistic and undervalues IDS

The Guardian - UK

Counterfeit barcode stamps furore carries echoes of Horizon scandal

Royal Mail admits its scanners ‘make mistakes’ but stands by the process it uses to detect fakes as ‘robust’

The Guardian - UK

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

Shareholder calls for softening of postal service’s obligations after failed takeover bid by Czech billionaire for owner IDS

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail bid from Czech billionaire should be treated with deep scepticism

Daniel Křetínský has failed to answer vital questions – and the company should not slip into private ownership from abroad

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