End of an 時代 as Waddington is sold

By This Is Money
Updated: 00:00 BST, 7 December 1999

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One of Britain's best-known 指名するs today lost its independence as Waddington succumbed to an agreed £318 million 企て，努力，提案 from 木材／素質 group John Mansfield, a brash new 引き継ぎ／買収 乗り物 led by a former 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある of Fisons and 支援するd by 法人組織の／企業の raiders Brian Mye rson and Julian Treger.

The 取引，協定 ends almost 90 years of independence for the 物陰／風下d-based company, 含むing a torrid period in the 1980s when Waddington fought off four 敵意を持った 企て，努力，提案s, 含むing two from the late Robert Maxwell. It sold off the Monopoly-to-Cluedo games 分割, for which it was best known, for just £50 million to toys 巨大（な） Hasbro in 1994.

The 一括ing company that remained has 問題／発行するd three 利益（をあげる）s 警告s in the past year. In September, it 効果的に put itself on the auction 封鎖する and a 管理／経営 buyout or a 企て，努力，提案 from Mansfield is the most likely 結果.

Mansfield, capitalised at just £20 million last night, today 安全な・保証するd an 申し込む／申し出 valuing Waddington at 15 times its own size and at いっそう少なく than the 株式市場 had hoped - 300p a 株. Waddington 株 jumped 56 1/2p to 275p while Mansfield rose 1p to 8p.

Stuart Wallis, the former Fisons 長，指導者 who 議長，司会を務めるs Mansfield, said he and his 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある David Jones had 28 years of experience in the 一括ing 産業, おもに with Bowater and Rexam.