Boparan told to put up or shut up over Northern takeover interest January 4, 2011 THE TAKEOVER Panel issued a “put up or shut up” deadline on food tycoon Ranjit Boparan yesterday over his interest in taking over Northern Foods. Boparan has until 21 January to make a firm bid for Northern, which is currently working with Irish convenience food maker Greencore on a merger that would create a company [...]
Boparan told to put up or shut up over Northern takeover interest January 4, 2011 THE TAKEOVER Panel issued a “put up or shut up” deadline on food tycoon Ranjit Boparan yesterday over his interest in taking over Northern Foods. Boparan has until 21 January to make a firm bid for Northern, which is currently working with Irish convenience food maker Greencore on a merger that would create a company [...]
Boparan told to put up or shut up over Northern takeover interest January 4, 2011 THE TAKEOVER Panel issued a “put up or shut up” deadline on food tycoon Ranjit Boparan yesterday over his interest in taking over Northern Foods. Boparan has until 21 January to make a firm bid for Northern, which is currently working with Irish convenience food maker Greencore on a merger that would create a company [...]
Boparan told to put up or shut up over Northern takeover interest January 4, 2011 THE TAKEOVER Panel issued a “put up or shut up” deadline on food tycoon Ranjit Boparan yesterday over his interest in taking over Northern Foods. Boparan has until 21 January to make a firm bid for Northern, which is currently working with Irish convenience food maker Greencore on a merger that would create a company [...]
Northern Foods sale near February 6, 2011 RANJIT BOPARAN is getting ready to publish more details of his £342m takeover bid for Northern Foods, which could be sent to shareholders as soon as today, sources said yesterday. Boparan’s bankers at Rothschild and Goldman Sachs were this weekend putting the finishing touches on Boparan’s takeover papers, which are understood to include further details [...]
Boparan eyes Northern bid December 22, 2010 NORTHERN Foods yesterday confirmed it had been approached by rival Boparan Holdings about a possible cash takeover offer, less than a month after it agreed to a merger with Irish food manufacturer Greencore. Boparan, the owner of Harry Ramsden’s restaurants and the biggest chicken producer in Europe, has been granted access to Northern’s financials after [...]
Management should stick to Plan A December 22, 2010 RANJIT Boparan’s plan to bid for Northern Foods might be audacious, but the odds are stacked against it. An already-planned merger between Northern Foods and Irish rival Greencore is still the best deal on the table. The marriage of Northern and Greencore – the two leading chilled players in the UK market – would bring [...]
Management should stick to Plan A December 22, 2010 RANJIT Boparan’s plan to bid for Northern Foods might be audacious, but the odds are stacked against it. An already-planned merger between Northern Foods and Irish rival Greencore is still the best deal on the table. The marriage of Northern and Greencore – the two leading chilled players in the UK market – would bring [...]
Northern Foods receives new approach December 22, 2010 Food manufacturer Northern Foods said it received an approach from food tycoon Ranjit Boparan, boosting its shares, although it reiterated support for a planned merger with Ireland’s Greencore. Responding to a media report, Northern Foods, the biggest maker of Christmas puddings, said that Boparan Holdings approached it on December 17 requesting information. However, it has [...]
Northern Foods still open to other takeover bids says CEO January 13, 2011 NORTHERN Foods reported in line Christmas trading yesterday, as its acting chief executive said the door was open for tycoon Ranjit Boparan to make a counter bid that could derail its merger plans. Northern Foods is set to put its £1.7bn merger with Irish food manufacturer Greencore to a shareholder vote on 31 January, but [...]