HMV’s investors warn: we won’t back a rights issue
Music retailer told that fears for its long-term future would seriously hamper any cash callHMV faces a shareholder boycott if it launches a rescue rights issue to plug a gaping hole its balance sheet. The struggling music and book retailer last week i...
Russian ‘saviour of Waterstone’s’ in line for £1bn from Euroset flotation
Alexander Mamut may sell stake in Russian phone group, as he works up bid to buy Waterstone's book chain from HMVThe Russian tycoon working on a bid for Waterstone's bookshops could collect $1.65bn (£1bn) when Russia's largest phone retailer Euroset f...
Waterstone may take back book chain he founded
Founder considers a £100m-plus bid for the underperforming book chain if HMV's turnaround plan failsTim Waterstone, the founder of the books chain that bears his name, is considering a £100m-plus bid to take the chain private if the parent company, H...
HMV under fire from investors over Waterstone performance
• Waterstone now Britain's top bookseller with 300 outlets• 9% drop in Waterstone's Christmas sales alarmed investorsRebel shareholders have opened fire on music shops chain HMV over its management of Waterstone's, Britain's largest books retailer....
