24 Quotes by Richard Ratner

Whilst much of what Stuart has done has been relatively easy fixes, at least he has been perceptive enough to grasp the low-hanging fruit -- many wouldn't know what to do,

We question whether anyone will bid for the company.

We thought they'd had a worse Christmas than most people expected. They had a better Christmas, and they're talking about UK GAAP at the upper end of the range.

The question must be ... whether anyone could run it better than Alan Giles. Thus, there must be some doubt as to a bid emerging.

The price is below our expectations, since we valued the group at up to 210p per share and so we are not surprised the board has rejected it.

With the chairman off, a downgrade and the Japanese no longer likely to bid, the shares are unlikely to make further progress in the short term.

We've heard there is an emergency managers meeting today.

It would be a pity because we think there is huge potential in that business to double profits over the next four to five years, but if 40 pct of your shareholders want out, then I suspect that is what may happen.

This looks like a knock-out bid as the management, in our view, would be unable to raise the additional finance.