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Iceland's Baugur is smartening itself up to bid for down-at-heel Moss Bros
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MOSS Bros is likely to receive a pounds 80m bid from Baugur, the
Icelandic investor and its largest shareholder, following the
menswear group's trading update at the end of January, according to a
senior executive close to the company.
Moss Bros has struggled in the face of stagnant sales and the
menswear sector is going through a period of consolidation. The
executive predicted that Baugur, which is slowly consolidating the UK
clothing sector, will "definitely'' make an offer for the...
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Moss Bros board divided over Baugur's Pounds 40m offer
The Independent - London
; By Sean Farrell Baugur, the Icelandic investment fund, has opened up a rift on the board of Moss Bros as it ended months of speculation by making a 40m indicative cash offer for the menswear and formal-hire chain. Moss Bros said it had allowed Baugur access to its books but a non-executive
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MOSS BROS CHAINS Suitors battle it out for Moss Bros A bitter feud is raging over the future of the venerable menswear chain, writes James Hall
The Sunday Telegraph London
; When Moses Moss opened his first second-hand clothing shop in Covent Garden in 1851, the Cockney hawker could only have dreamed of the battle royal being fought over his legacy 157 years later. Moss Bros, the menswear retailer that his shops eventually became, is involved in an increasingly
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Rebels move to stop Moss Bros wedding
The Independent on Sunday
; Family shareholders step up attack over chairman's acquiescence to Baugur bid. Lauren Mills reports Moss Bros shareholder David Moss has lambas-ted Keith Hamill, the struggling retailer's chairman, for failing to defend the high- street chain against a 40m takeover offer. Hamill is due to step down
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Baugur group decide Moss Bros bid does not suit them; RETAIL Market View.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England)
; Icelandic investment group Baugur yesterday pulled its bid for struggling menswear chain Moss Bros, blaming significant changes in the retailer's share register. A Baugur-led consortium originally made a preliminary 42p-a-share offer worth pounds 40.2 million for Moss Bros in February. But despite
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Affluent society no longer needs Moss Bros
The Scotsman
; There are only a very few brand names that manage to enter the language. But if someone were to employ the phrase, "He looked a bit Moss Bros", it would be instantly recognised. It paints a picture of a youngish man, looking slightly gawky and ill-at-ease in a morning suit that doesn't quite fit
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