Housebuilder backs HBOS takeover offer
British housebuilder Crest Nicholson today said it had backed a £715m (€1bn) takeover offer from banking giant HBOS and tycoon Tom Hunter.
The move extends the run of deal-making in the sector after the recent £2.2bn (€3.2bn) offer for Wilson Bowden by Barratt Developments.





