‘Buy British!’ we often hear, and many foreign companies have done just that. US food giant Kraft bought Cadbury in 2010, Dutch group AkzoNobel acquired ICI in 2007, Deutsche Bahn now own Arriva, and that’s just the beginning. The truth is that hundreds of billions of pounds’ worth of British businesses have been sold off abroad in recent years.
But what does this takeover bonanza mean for our future economic health? In Britain for Sale, award-winning financial journalist Alex Brummer investigates this question, explaining why British companies are so irresistible to overseas buyers and weighing up the true cost of these transactions.
| ISBN: | 9781847940766 |
| Publication date: | 4th April 2013 |
| Author: | Alex Brummer |
| Publisher: | Random House Business Books an imprint of Cornerstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Takeovers, mergers and buy-outs Politics and government |
‘Buy British!’ we often hear, and many foreign companies have done just that. US food giant Kraft bought Cadbury in 2010, Dutch group AkzoNobel acquired ICI in 2007, Deutsche Bahn now own Arriva, and that’s just the beginning.
Britain for Sale features in the following genres: Takeovers, mergers and buy-outs, Politics and government
Paperback. £14.39, down from the £15.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Britain for Sale was written by Alex Brummer and published by Random House Business Books an imprint of Cornerstone
Britain for Sale has 288 pages
£14.39, reduced from £15.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.