Tempus, in The Times, carries out an autopsy on Robert Tchenguiz’s failed bid for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
It says the main problem for Tchenguiz and his backers was that the pub company was not a wounded animal in need of resuscitation.
M&B is a company that has no obvious weaknesses, the newspaper says.
References: The Times 09/05/06 page 61 (Tempus), The Daily Telegraph 09/05/06 page B10 (DataBase), The Guardian 09/05/06 page 30 (Market forces), The Independent 09/05/06 page 42 (Market Report)
