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Royal Mail bid from Czech billionaire should be treated with deep scepticism

Daniel Křetínský has failed to answer vital questions – and the company should not slip into private ownership from abroad

The Guardian - UK

Who is Daniel Křetínský? Czech billionaire gets green light to buy Royal Mail

He’s nicknamed the 'Czech Sphinx' due to his enigmatic approach to business and could buy the Royal Mail as soon as this month

Evening Standard

Royal Mail owner received takeover offer from Czech billionaire

IDS shares rise after reports that it rejected bid from Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group

The Guardian - UK

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West Ham part-owner Daniel Křetínský in shock bid for Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services

The approach comes at a time of huge challenges for Royal Mail

Evening Standard

UK power plants lined up to command record high energy prices this decade

Stations secure all-time high price of £65 a kW per year for 2027-28 in ‘capacity market’ auction

The Guardian - UK

Daniel Křetínský-owned power plant must pay £23m for charging excessive payments

Regulator found Czech tycoon’s South Humber Bank raised prices when operator was likely to pay plants to stop generating power

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire investor Křetínský and trader Vitol eye fortune in British power plant subsidies

Exclusive: Looming auction to earmark £1.5bn to put power generators on standby and keep the lights on

The Guardian - UK

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The gas-fired plants tasked with keeping UK lights on – but at what cost?

The plants are meant to be a backstop, but their profits and exemption from windfall tax are controversial in an energy crisis

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail boss has a shocker as meeting with MPs doesn’t go well

Simon Thompson seemed to arrive to talk about strikes determined not to answer questions asked

The Guardian - UK

For Elon Musk, Twitter is a time-wasting folly he doesn’t know what to do with

Shouting about free speech was easier than actually managing a social media platform. Tesla’s shareholders must be looking on in horror

The Guardian - UK

Fund owned by secretive ‘Czech sphinx’ buys €43m château near Paris – reports

Billionaire Daniel Křetínský, who also has a stake in Royal Mail, made a fortune snapping up unloved assets

The Guardian - UK

Prospect of Royal Mail breakup will not improve workers’ mood on eve of strike

Shareholder Daniel Křetínský is seeking a bigger stake, which may be because he is keen to split off GLS

The Guardian - UK

Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail stake under national security review

Daniel Křetínský-controlled Vesa Equity Investment could increase its shareholding to more than 25%

The Guardian - UK

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