buyout

leolion855 · Post by **leolion855** » 04 Jan 2019, 14:12

just read online that rm are preparing to be brought out, any truth in it anyone?

glenfiddich · Post by **glenfiddich** » 04 Jan 2019, 15:49

Oh dear are we all in the closet

leolion855 · Post by **leolion855** » 04 Jan 2019, 15:50

glenfiddich wrote:Oh dear are we all in the closet

k?

A2B · Post by **A2B** » 04 Jan 2019, 15:57

Got a link to the article you read?

leolion855 · Post by **leolion855** » 04 Jan 2019, 17:09

https://theloadstar.co.uk/supply-chain- ... -a-buyout/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

A2B · Post by **A2B** » 04 Jan 2019, 17:35

My opinion of the article is they are saying that because the share price is low now would be a good time for someone to buy the company out. Now that is correct but i doubt we're in for a takeover anytime soon, not many investors want RM as it stands, all they want is the profitable bits

houseoflords · Post by **houseoflords** » 04 Jan 2019, 17:38

Look at BMW when they brought Rover Group, they wanted the Mini and the technology of their Range Rovers for their 4x4 vehicles the rest was discarded, the rest is history.

Post by **holly123** » 04 Jan 2019, 17:45

Yes it's been in a few papers, no more I'll heath payments and six months full sick pay when it's sold off,

Post by **celtic1967** » 04 Jan 2019, 18:31

Cant see any one wanting to buyout RM with the full USO obligation in place.

A2B · Post by **A2B** » 04 Jan 2019, 19:01

celtic1967 wrote:Cant see any one wanting to buyout RM with the full USO obligation in place.

That is the key

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 04 Jan 2019, 19:31

I thought at some point RM had an option to pull out of or renegotiate the USO. Anyone know which year that can happen??

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 04 Jan 2019, 20:04

Any company that has 'value' is being bought up. Government's in some countries will step in and stop any transactions that are deemed to threaten national or security interests. The UK government has not yet stepped in so all kinds of companies, technological advances & patents are being sold off.
I was told ages ago that German business interests had amassed a large shareholding in RM. The big question is does RM have value in terms of being a business. As far as I know there isn't much left in terms of sellable assets as the majority of that has already been sold off. The main assets are probably our image & reputation which is well respected and the knowledge base of the posties. We do have the majority share of the business though along with an already set up network and sort of a monolopy kind of control of postal delivery. Combine this with a rapidly declining share price and they are probably correct to say now is the optimum time to make a buyout bid for RM. If we don't get good figures released for the Xmas period then there could be even more chance of it happening.

masterblaster · Post by **masterblaster** » 04 Jan 2019, 20:45

celtic1967 wrote:Cant see any one wanting to buyout RM with the full USO obligation in place.

And if there were no USO the share price would go up.