Qatar investment group raises stake in Sainsbury
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A Qatari investment group said Friday that it has increased its shareholding in J Sainsbury to 25 percent.
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Oil-rich 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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The Sainsbury family will not back a takeover approach by Qatari investment group Delta Two announced last week, The Times reported in an early edition of its Tuesday paper.
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Qatar is near a deal to buy a stake in the London Stock Exchange from Nasdaq Stock Market, which would propel the emirate into the vanguard of global financial markets, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Oil-rich 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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Supermarket chain J Sainsbury will create 3,000 new jobs in its stores to improve customer service and increase the availability of stock on its shelves, newspapers have reported.
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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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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&#39;s benchmark index recovered from a nine-day dip and was reaching seven-year highs by midday on Thursday, helped by strong gains in the retail sector following news of the Qatari royal family&#39;s stake-building in J Sainsbury.
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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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The supermarket group Tesco, the nation's biggest retailer, has said it has paid about 350 million dollars (264 million euros) to raise its stake in its Chinese joint venture with Ting Hsin to 90 percent from 50.
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A Qatari firm could pay as much as Â£1bn to snap up Nasdaq's stake in the London Stock Exchange.
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J Sainsbury, the British supermarket chain, softened its opposition to Qatarâs Â£10.5 billion ($21 billion) takeover bid after Qatar said it would borrow less to pay for the deal.
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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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Shares in UK food and drink firm Allied Domecq rise on speculation that it could be a takeover target for France's Pernod Ricard.
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AILING supermarket chain Sainsbury&#39;s is reported to be the target of a Â£5bn takeover bid being prepared by an ex-treasurer of the Conservative party.
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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.