and a quick way for an overseas company to maximise their profit...

and a quick way for an overseas company to maximise their profit at our expense . They will takeover at the smallest price possible and all the benefits will go to them, while we try and find another share to invest in.

I am not happy at the waste of money and management time for what seems to have been a pretty pointless bid. However prior to that AH had got rid of a fair bit of deadwood and we seemed to be going a lot better. Dividends reinstated, money for small, sensible acquisitions, debt paid down.

Bit of patience now and lets see how August looks. Would be really good to see China happen, but with all the political upheaval there, I suspect a delicate job to get things going.....