De Vere shares jump at prospect of takeover contest

30 June 2006

De Vere agreed to a £723.5m takeover on Monday by a vehicle led by Marylebone Warwick Balfour chief executive Richard Balfour-Lynn, but the market is expecting a higher offer from private equity group Permira.

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