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  John Menzies accepts new £550m takeover offer from Kuwaiti rival

  Edinburgh-based aviation services company has been hit by downturn in flights during Covid pandemic

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  John Menzies accepts new £560m takeover offer

  Kuwait’s Agility Public Warehousing has made a third bid for the Edinburgh-based aviation firm

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  Britain's Menzies welcomes sweetened $762 million proposal from Kuwait's NAS

  After rejecting three proposals from NAS, the Edinburgh-based company said it is willing to back the latest potential offer of 608 pence a share, subject to certain terms. NAS, a unit of Kuwait's Agility Public Warehousing Co, has built its stake in London-listed Menzies to about 19% by buying shares at 605 pence apiece in the past week.

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  Reuters

  UK's John Menzies soars after Kuwaiti suitor NAS becomes top shareholder

  (Reuters) -Kuwait-based National Aviation Services (NAS) has bought a 13.2% stake in John Menzies for 73.4 million pounds ($100 million), bolstering shares of the British airport services group as investors bet on a sweetened takeover offer. Menzies last week rejected a roughly 469 million pound takeover proposal from NAS, which it said undervalued the company. Menzies, whose stock has jumped about 80% since NAS' first offer was disclosed last week, said on Thursday it had not received another

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  Herald Scotland

  John Menzies engages with shareholders amid takeover bid

  JOHN Menzies has said it has engaged with its shareholders before the board again unanimously rejected a £469 million takeover proposal from Kuwaiti-based National Aviation Services.

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  The Independent

  John Menzies says rejected £469m takeover bid ‘opportunistic’

  The Edinburgh-based firm said it has spoken with shareholders after rebuffing the approach.

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  Herald Scotland

  Spurned suitor ramps up pressure on 189-year-old Scottish firm

  JOHN Menzies’ spurned Kuwaiti suitor has called for access to information and claimed the Scottish company is refusing to offer “meaningful engagement” to its approach.

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  Reuters

  Kuwait's NAS says rejected bid for UK's John Menzies 'full and fair'

  The statement from NAS, a unit of Kuwait's Agility Public Warehousing Co, comes days after John Menzies turned down the proposal, saying it undervalued the London-listed company and termed it "highly opportunistic". NAS said its offer of 510 pence per share, was a "compelling opportunity for John Menzies shareholders to realise their investment in cash in the near-term," adding that the John Menzies management had not "meaningfully engaged" with them. "As operators ourselves, we also see a sec

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  Nas review, King’s Disease 2: Class is in session with yet another testament to the famed rapper’s legacy

  5/5 Appearances from Eminem, Ms Lauryn Hill and EPMD are welcome – but Nas remains the lynchpin of his latest album

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