Qatar tightens grip on supermarket chain J Sainsbury
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The Gulf state of Qatar on Friday tightened its grip on J Sainsbury, Britain&#39;s third biggest supermarket chain, by raising its stake to 25 percent, sparking speculation it may launch a takeover.
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This retailer's still trying to loosen up.
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Qatar&#39;s multimillion-pound investment in importing sporting talent reaped some benefit when Saif Saeed Shaheen broke the world record for 3,000 metres steeplechase in the Memorial Van Damme in the Stade Roi Baudouin here last night.
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Business & money: Supermarket chain to cut several hundred jobs, three months after saying its future was secure.
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Suppliers will be given better protection in their dealings with big supermarkets, the Competition Commission says.
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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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UK stocks including J Sainsbury Plc, Britain&#39;s third-largest supermarket chain, fell. The company said first-half earnings fell by as much as 66 percent as it lost market share.
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Private equity firm Texas Pacific Group  is considering a bid for J. Sainsbury  and is working on building a consortium, the Financial Times reported.
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J Sainsbury Plc , Britain's third-biggest supermarket operator, said on Friday it had sold a 5 percent stake in Sainsbury's Bank for 21 million pounds ($41 million) to British banking group HBOS Plc  as potential bidders continue to circle the retailer.
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Sainsbury's is to buy family owned supermarket firm Curley's in a multi-million pound deal.
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In a global economy where consumers  are holding back, Britain's biggest food retailer Tesco   is gearing up for increased competition with its U.S.  rivals, a senior executive said on Wednesday.
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J Sainsbury Plc , Britain's third-biggest supermarket operator, said on Friday it had sold a 5 percent stake in Sainsbury's Bank for 21 million pounds ($41 million) to British banking group HBOS Plc .
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Private equity groups CVC Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Blackstone have said they were mulling a takeover of J Sainsbury, the third-biggest biggest supermarket chain in the UK.
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The emirate's investment arm needs to find $1 billion in two weeks to buy British retailer Sainsbury.
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Sainsbury's is approached by a Middle Eastern investment fund about a possible takeover worth some Â£12bn.
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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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LONDON -- A Qatari investment fund said yesterday it is talking with J Sainsbury PLC about a takeover, marking the second bid this year for Britain's third-largest supermarket group.