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Monday 29 June 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 9:56 am

Candover gets bids for Ontex

By: admindrupal

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Private equity group Candover has received interest from a number of parties for its Belgian-based nappy maker, Ontex. The sale of the nappy maker, which is understood to be worth around £808m, would raise much-needed capital for Candover, which yesterday said that it had ended takeover talks after securing its own finances and extending its covenants.

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