Comment / DB Schenker sale deadline – 'heard anything?'

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When the headline “DB Schenker is now officially up for sale” did the rounds less than a month ago, Bruno Sidler wrote on his LinkedIn wall (emphasis in bold added):

“Today’s headline! I wonder if it is yet another chapter of what can be truly regarded as one of the most unprofessional divestment attempts.”

(Fair enough.)

One benchmark sale that, as disclosed on 19 December – via an announcement (weirdly) carrying copyright “Wall Street Journal/DB AG” – is expected, pending further confirmation, to ...