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Feel that the price is too low and that there is value to be had, the company is profitable, its got very limited debt, its got a good, popular business, its got a good business model, and the shares have done very, very little for the last five years, so i think theyll genuinely think theyre getting a bargain. morrisons owns most of its sites, so would a new owner look to sell some and lease them back? fortress says its not anticipating doing that. it also made a series of other commitments on ...

A takeover deal worth £6.3 billion from a consortium of investment groups, led by the american owner of majestic wine. our business correspondent katy austin reports. morrisons has nearly 500 stores and employs about 110,000 staff in the uk. the takeover offer it has agreed, led by fortress investment group, is higher that one it rejected last month from a different firm. 0ne stockbroker told me the supermarket is seen as an attractive prospect. the main issue is i think they will feel the pric...

Morrisons has nearly 500 stores and employs about 110,000 staff in the uk. the takeover offer that has been agreed is led by the us private equity group fortress. its bid is higher than one by a different firm which morrisons rejected last month. 0ne stockbroker told me the supermarket is seen as an attractive prospect right now. the main issue is i think they will feel the price is too low and there is value to be had. the company is profitable its got very limited debt, it has got a good, popu...

Its understood this and other commitments, for example on pay, were significant factors in the supermarket�*s board recommending the offer. fortresses is really going out of its way to emphasise a different approach from private equity, a long—term backing for the existing strategy to reassure the market and to reassure customers and colleagues that basically this doesnt mean a lot of change. it really doesnt. morrisons shareholders will eventually have the final say on the takeover bid. the...

Morrisons owns most of its sites, so would a new owner look to sell some and lease them back? fortress says its not anticipating doing that. its also made a series of other commitments on things like staff, pay and suppliers. its understood these commitments, which indicate no major changes, were significant factors in the supermarket�*s board recommending the offer. fortress is really going out of its way to emphasise a different approach from private equity, a long—term backing for the exi...

Its sites. some of those be sold in some way? would that be any impact on the workforce or the supply chain in this case? but fortress and its partners today are very keen to pre—empt any concerns and have made a series of commitments, including on the supply chain, on pay. it says at the moment they will not look to sell and lease back any sites. so, yes, they are looking to pre—empt any of those concerns. at the moment, morrisons is recommending that shareholders accept that offer. what ha...

Now youve got to manage all of these deals. there are certain commitments that have to be made with these endorsements. whats it going to be like for you? what do you anticipate it will be like for you when you get back in school and youre playing competitively? >> i think that hannah and i have been doing social media the last two years so we kind of know what its like even throughout season. we did it for fun so thats not really a concern of ours just because we have been doing it for a while ...

Its understood these commitments, which indicate no major changes were significant factors in the supermarket�*s board recommending the offer. fortress is really going out of its way to emphasise a different approach from private equity, a long—term backing for the existing strategy to reassure the market and to reassure customers and colleagues that basically this doesnt mean a lot of change. it really doesnt. morrisons shareholders will eventually have the final say on the takeover bid. th...

So i think they will genuinely think they are getting a bargain. so, would a takeover lead to any noticeable changes? morrisons owns most of its stores. would fortress perhaps look to sell some and lease them back? well, fortress has said it doesnt anticipate doing that it. its understood this and other commitments, for example on pay, were significant factors in the supermarket�*s board recommending the offer. fortresses is really going out of its way to emphasise a different approach from pr...

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