US group undeterred in Kidde takeover bid

United States engineering giant UTC today pledged to battle on in its bid to buy fire extinguisher maker Kidde.

US group undeterred in Kidde takeover bid

United States engineering giant UTC today pledged to battle on in its bid to buy fire extinguisher maker Kidde.

The US group, whose £1.35bn (€1.96bn) bid for the UK company was rebuffed yesterday, said it intended to approach Kidde’s shareholders directly to secure access to its books after having a demand for “satisfactory” access denied.

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