Britain 'monitoring' US takeover of UK defence group

Britain is "closely monitoring" the takeover of UK defence technology firm Ultra Electronics by US-owned Cobham amid security concerns, the government said Tuesday. Ultra last week agreed to a £2.6-billion ($3.6-billion, 3.0-billion-euro) takeover from Cobham, the former London-listed defence giant now owned by Advent. US private equity group Advent has pledged...

Dear customer,

The item you are trying to view, is accessible only to EPICOS subscribers. You can subscribe to EPICOS by clicking on the SUBSCRIBE button below. If you already have an active subscription with EPICOS, please LOGIN by selecting either the option below, or the respective one at the top right of the page.

Thank you,

The Epicos Team