UK - Venture capital group Permira is considering a second bid for high street retailer WHSmith a month after talks stalled over its scheme deficit.
Permira’s £940m bid collapsed when the WHSmith Pension Trust said any deal had to include a “substantial” contribution to the scheme’s £215m deficit. The scheme has an agreement with WHSmith that i...
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