Denmark favours CVC Capital for Post talks
CVC Capital Partners, the UK private equity company, yesterday made clear its intention to play a leading role in a consolidating European postal sector after entering exclusive talks to buy 25 per cent of Denmark’s postal service.
The decision by the Danish ministry of transport and energy to favour CVC dashed the hopes of rival European mail groups. TPG, of the Netherlands, and Germany’s Deutsche Post had both submitted bids for Post Danmark. The Dutch company considered the stake critical as European markets are slowly opened to foreign predators. CVC said it had “substantial capital resources to provide Post Danmark with a strong platform for acquisitions and strategic alliances”, throwing down the gauntlet to mail groups as European governments weigh liberalisation.
