UK takeover mania returned with a vengeance this week, with £3billion of bids unveiled on Tuesday.
Such is overseas predators’ insatiable appetite for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 businesses that they have swallowed up $110billion (£81billion) worth of firms over the past year.
One analyst compared the behaviour of private equity and other bidders to customers at an ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’, with previously overlooked British businesses suddenly becoming tasty dishes.
If you have been dining elsewhere, you should start scanning the choices available, as this column has suggested throughout this summer.
Think of it as your patriotic duty to hold on to UK shares and
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