After the failure of the merger with TF1, the shareholder wants to “test the market” and is waiting for offers this Friday.
One lost, ten found? Thomas Rabe, the managing director of Bertelsmann, confirmed to the FinancialTimes that he had beenflooded with expressions of interestfor M6, after the failure of its merger with TF1.
Enough to justify its decision to relaunch without delay the process of selling M6, its French subsidiary within RTL Group. Thomas Rabe wantstest the market“. The German leader has asked interested buyers to submit indicative and non-binding offers by Friday, September 23. We will decide on the basis of this test, whether we sell or not he told the British daily, adding that M6’s profits last year were at an all time high . Way to send the message to the market that he does not intend to sell off his French assets, of which he holds 49% of the capital.
A common offer
“The M6 group was so courted during the first round of bidding. There’s no reason he shouldn’t be anymore today, when his course of…
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