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Housebuilders go fishing for deals.

Publication: Investors Chronicle
Publication Date: 28-JAN-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Countryside Properties is set to be the next housebuilder to leave the stock market. Copthorn (owned by Countryside's chairman) this week increased its offer to 280p, and rival bidder Rock Pacific has signalled its intention to accept.

Between April 2001 and September 2003, there were a...

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...staggering 11 deals in the sector. Last year was quieter, but the offer for Countryside Properties and persistent bid rumours suggests the floodgates could be about to open once again.

Evolution in the housebuilding...

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