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Countrywide spurns rival’s £82m takeover bid: Struggling estate agent moves a step closer to private equity ownership By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 December 2020 Struggling estate agent Countrywide has moved a step closer to handing control to private equity after rejecting a … Read more
Another day, another takeover. At least that’s how it feels on the London market at the moment after a string of swoops on both beleaguered and thriving firms. The latest target is estate agency Countrywide, which closed a whopping 41.4 per cent higher, or 60p, at 205p, after receiving an approach from rival Connells. Connells has … Read more
Countrywide investors clash over estate agent’s planned rescue by private equity firm By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 Britain’s biggest estate agency is at the centre of a furious row as shareholders clash over its future. Countrywide said private equity firm … Read more
Activist calls for break-up of estate agent Countrywide accusing bosses of mismanagement By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 August 2020 Estate agent Countrywide is under attack from one of its largest shareholders who has accused bosses of mismanaging the company and losing the … Read more
The White House has gone into lockdown as protesters tried to scale the walls, battled with Secret Service and burned American flags during protests over George Floyd’s death. Violence has erupted across the US for a fourth night Friday, with protesters gathering at the city where Floyd was killed Minneapolis, his hometown of Houston and the … Read more
A group of men have been slammed as ‘covidiots’ after being spotted having a barbecue, while others have been seen surfing, as people continue to flout the countrywide lockdown. In a shocking image the group can be seen gathering closely around disposable barbecues in scenes which fly in the face of Government guidance on social … Read more
Singapore plans to launch country-wide facial recognition system that will replace photo IDs by 2022 Photo kiosks will be installed in government agencies across Singapore Starting in June, people will present their face instead of a photo ID when checking in for government services at any of these agencies The government hopes that by 2022, facial … Read more