News / Menzies dismisses 'unsolicited' and 'opportunistic' takeover bid by Agility

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It was only a matter of time before a well-endowed, hungry corporate began to look at the handling sector.

And publicly listed Menzies, a newly focused, well-considered business, certainly ticks the boxes for a takeover in a market dominated by a handful of private equity or government-owned global handlers: dnata, Swissport and WFS.

But handler National Aviation Services, a subsidiary of Agility Public Warehousing – the part of Agility not snapped-up by DSV last year – has been soundly rebuffed in its ...