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  • Royal Mail IDS owner to return to profit as Kretinsky takes reins

    Business

    The owner of Royal Mail is set to return to profit just as its long drawn out sale to Daniel Kretinsky nears completion thanks to a welcome uplift in the number of parcels it delivered over Christmas. International Distribution Services (IDS) said Royal Mail’s “successful Christmas period” saw it process 188m tracked parcels, a 19 [...]

    Royal Mail will go into foreign hands for the first time when Daniel Kretinsky's approved bid completes
  • ‘Czech Sphinx’ Royal Mail takeover signed off by government and unions

    Business

    The takeover of Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services has been signed off by the government and unions, as EP Group is now set to officially gain control of the firm. The £3.6bn takeover by ‘the Czech Sphinx’, billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, was approved by shareholders in September, and was waiting on approval from the [...]

    Royal Mail delivery van outside a postal depot, representing the £21m fine by Ofcom for late mail deliveries.
  • Here’s what the Czech Sphinx is planning for Royal Mail

    Retail

    EP Group will offer a legally binding guarantee that there will be no change in control of GLS or Royal Mail for three years following the acquisition.

    The formal confirmation of Křetínský's plans comes as IDS posted unexpectedly positive results this morning.
  • Czech Sphinx plots £800m Royal Mail investment to topple Amazon in UK parcel war

    July 14, 2024

    Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover has ignited a national security investigation with critics wary of a historic British institution falling into foreign hands.

  • Auditor delay forces Royal Mail owner IDS to postpone annual results

    May 23, 2024

    Royal Mail owner IDS remains in an offer period following an announcement last week about the potential takeover swoop by EP Group.

  • Royal Mail owner ‘minded’ to accept raised £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire

    May 15, 2024

    Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS) announced on Wednesday that it is "minded" to accept a raised takeover offer worth around £3.5bn from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.

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