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French group Kléppiere’s bid for Hammerson rejected

The UK shopping centre owner, whose portfolio includes the Bullring in Birmingham, is said to have turned down a £5bn takeover offer from its French competitor. At 615p per share – a 40% premium on Friday’s close – the bid was deemed ‘wholly inadequate’.

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