ABC Data in the dark over ALSO takeover bid
CPI understands that at least one shareholder is unhappy with ALSO's offer for the CEE distributor giant

CEE distribution giant ABC Data is facing doubts over whether its sale to Switzerland-based rival ALSO will even go ahead, due to shareholder tension over the deal. CPI has learned that the deal has been racked with shareholder push-back over the terms of the deal and a lack of communication from the EU's anti-monopoly body over whether the sale is viable. In an ABC Data shareholder's meeting on 6 February, minority shareholder PZU Pension Company voted against ALSO's takeover bid. A source told...
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