© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Morrisons store is pictured in St Albans, Britain, September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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LONDON (Reuters) – Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is poised to start a bidding war for British supermarket chain Morrisons, the target of a 6.3 billion-pound ($8.8 billion) offer from a group led by another U.S. buyout firm, Fortress, the Sunday Times reported.
The newspaper said CD&R was understood to have been preparing equity and debt financing for a counter-bid which could come in the next few days.
If successful, CD&R would open Morrisons convenience stores at fuel stations operated by Motor Fuel Group, which the firm owns, and it would work alongside the existing Morrisons management team, the Sunday Times said.
Earlier this week, British money manager M&G joined criticism of the Fortress-led bid that Morrisons has agreed to, which is worth about 6.3 billion pounds and topped a rival offer from Apollo.
Morrisons’ largest shareholder Silchester has also said it is not inclined to support the offer for Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket chain.
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