UK postal group is seeking to catch up with rivals ahead of Daniel K?etínsky’s takeover
CWU will use powers ceded by new owner to resist asset sales and protect employee rights
Changes would allow postal service bought by billionaire Daniel K?etínsky to make fewer deliveries
Czech tycoon’s concessions to clinch his takeover could complicate efforts to turn the business into a modern postal service
It’s back to the 1980s in the UK with the Royal Mail sale
State will keep ‘golden share’ in troubled postal service
Penalty almost double previous year’s over failure to meet delivery targets
Hit to IDS is one of biggest after increase in national insurance contributions announced in Budget
The union’s vote at the group’s eCourier unit casts a shadow over Daniel K?etínsky’s ￡5.3bn takeover deal
Regulatory change could rejuvenate the business’s beaten-down owner International Distribution Services
Regulator Ofcom says proposal would lead to ‘substantial efficiency’ at lossmaking delivery group
Banks and law firms in line for bumper payouts after working on Daniel K?etínsky’s bid
Action could add to challenges confronting takeover of postal group by Czech billionaire
Mail-sorting group’s case follows Ofcom’s findings of anti-competitive behaviour by the former state-run postal service
New owner must modernise group and repair fractured relations with workers
Daniel K?etínsky believes UK postal service’s owner needs to live outside glare of public markets to survive and grow
International Distribution Services board recommends bid from its largest shareholder
Suitors for two listed corporate names must make firm offers or walk away on Wednesday
IDS reiterates it is ‘minded to recommend’ ￡5bn offer from Czech billionaire’s EP Group
Auditor KPMG requests more time to ‘complete the usual standard procedures’
Threat of industrial action made if Czech businessman fails to meet demands over takeover bid for Royal Mail
Were overdue reforms to take place, then the Czech tycoon’s offer looks low
Improved proposal from Czech tycoon values the former UK postal monopoly at ￡5bn
Discussions between the Czech billionaire’s EP Group and IDS have deepened after rejection of his initial ￡4.5bn offer
The Czech billionaire has a month to make a formal bid after his ￡4.5bn indicative offer was rejected
