Waterford Wedgwood to complete acquistion of Royal Doulton shares

Luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood is today to complete its acquistion of shares in British china maker Royal Doulton.

Luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood is today to complete its acquisition of shares in British china maker Royal Doulton.

Waterford Wedgwood said today that it had received acceptances for its €58m offer from shareholders representing 90.7% of the shares involved in the offer, not including the 21% of the company already held by Waterford.