The Londis board has recommended that the symbol group be put up for sale three months after Irish food group Musgrave’s controversial £40m offer sparked a bidding frenzy for the convenience chain.
Londis said that following a strategic review of the group by KPMG, it would be in the best interests of all its shareholders to take “advantage of its current position of strength in a fast polarising market”.
The board noted that the right way forward would be to explore an outright sale of Londis “on terms acceptable to its shareholders and which safeguard (as a minimum) or enhance their current terms of trade and levels of service”.
After Musgrave’s initial offer on December 9 - whereby four Londis directors would have shared £20.4m in contrast to £10,344 for Londis shopkeepers - Londis members said they needed independent guidance in order to decide on the best option.
KPMG is to try and broker a deal with those interested companies who were asked to make indicative bids Londis by the end of last week.
See this week’s issue of The Grocer - out Saturday - for more news and reaction.
Londis said that following a strategic review of the group by KPMG, it would be in the best interests of all its shareholders to take “advantage of its current position of strength in a fast polarising market”.
The board noted that the right way forward would be to explore an outright sale of Londis “on terms acceptable to its shareholders and which safeguard (as a minimum) or enhance their current terms of trade and levels of service”.
After Musgrave’s initial offer on December 9 - whereby four Londis directors would have shared £20.4m in contrast to £10,344 for Londis shopkeepers - Londis members said they needed independent guidance in order to decide on the best option.
KPMG is to try and broker a deal with those interested companies who were asked to make indicative bids Londis by the end of last week.
See this week’s issue of The Grocer - out Saturday - for more news and reaction.
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