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In 2007, Sainsburyâs (LSE: SBRY) (NASDAQOTH: JSAIY.US) share price approached ÂŁ6 on a bid from Qatar Holding. Qatar remains the largest shareholder with a 26% stake, and with the share price languishing at around ÂŁ3.60, Qatar could well try again. Elsewhere, there are rumours that the CEO of Morrisons (LSE: MRW) (NASDAQOTH: MRWSY.US) will soon announce something along the lines of selling off property to a third-party and then leaseback the space as a tenant, but the idea has already attracted hedge funds keen to make sure he does. Here, Owain Bennallack explains why he thinks investors could “get paid” to wait for activists to successfully shake things up and unlock some capital gains, too…
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