Sainsburys Back King, Bid Talk `Silly,&#39; Family Says
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The Sainsbury family backs Chief Executive Justin King&#39;s strategy to turn around Britain&#39;s third- biggest supermarket chain, Jessica Sainsbury said, and speculation of a takeover is ``silly.
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Supermarkets group J Sainsbury faces fresh takeover speculation today after it emerged that dealmaker George Magan might try to raise financing for an offer.
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Leading shares closed sharply higher, but off peaks, propelled by growing optimism that US rates may have peaked, with news of a disposal at the Sainsbury family trust heightened recent takeover talk surrounding the food retailer, dealers said.
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Gulf Arab state Qatar has made a bid approach for J Sainsbury Plc, which newspapers said valued Britain's third-biggest supermarket group at about 12 billion pounds ($24.5 billion), including debt.
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Business & money: Takeover battle looms after investment fund backed by government of Qatar confirms it is considering a Â£12bn bid for the supermarket chain.
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The board of fallen giants Leeds United demanded proof of funding after considering a 25-million-pound takeover deal headed by Sebastian Sainsbury.
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A PLEDGE to junk king-size chocolate bars by food manufacturers has been dismissed as a cynical ploy by a healthy eating pressure group.
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Shares in Sainsbury's rise by 16% on rumours the supermarket could become the target of a takeover bid.
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Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner is adamant Sebastien Sainsbury&#39;s takeover is dead in the water, despite claims to the contrary. Krasner was forced to call time on Sainsbury&#39;s STG25 million ($A60 million) bid
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AILING supermarket chain Sainsbury&#39;s is the target of a Â£5bn takeover bid being prepared by an ex-treasurer of the Conservative Party, it was reported yesterday.
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The royal family of Qatar is considering a full takeover offer for supermarket J Sainsbury, a report says.
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J Sainsbury will take a Â£550 million ($991 million) hit to profits this year as it invests to boost sales and reverse falling market share, Britain&#39;s third-biggest supermarket chain said Tuesday.
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LONDON - J Sainsbury will take a 550 million pound ($1.5 billion) hit to profits this year as it invests to boost sales and reverse falling market share, Britain&#39;s third-biggest supermarket chain said on Tuesday.
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A Qatari investment group on Friday said it had increased its stake in J Sainsbury, Britain&#39;s third biggest supermarket chain, to 25 percent.
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Sainsburyâs chief executive Justin King today unveiled his long-term plan to return the UKâs third largest supermarket chain to its former glory.
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Delta Two, a Qatar-backed investment fund, said it submitted an offer to the board of J Sainsbury that valued the company, one of Britainâs largest retailers, at about Â£10.6 billion ($21.7 billion), or 600 pence a share. It was the second cash offer this year for Sainsbury; Delta owns 25 percent of the company. The fund proposed spending Â£3.5 billion to build and renovate Sainsbury stores and expand its range of nonfood goods.
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Shareholders in Marks &amp; Spencer yesterday voted overwhelmingly to accept the board&#39;s proposal for the largest tender offer made in Britain by a company for its own shares.