KKR and Warner eye EMI break-up bid, reports
Private equity firm KKR is reported to be in talks with Warner Music to launch a break-up bid for Warner's troubled rival EMI. The Sunday Times is reporting that the two companies have met in recent weeks to discuss how they would structure a deal for EMI, which is expected to be put up for sale this summer....
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The glut of end-year results looks to be drying up, leaving much of the field clear for second-liners to grab a bit of attention.
International security firm G4S brings out full year results on Tuesday. Market expectations are for underlying profit before tax to climb to £366m from £336m the year before. Revenue is tipped to rise to smash through the seven billion barrier to £7.06bn, up from £5.94bn in 2008. Read more...
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