GKN claims Melrose’s takeover bid ‘misleading’

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GKN claims Melrose’s takeover bid ‘misleading’

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UK engineering group GKN slapped down the claims made in a hostile takeover bid by industrial conglomerate Melrose on Thursday, leaving loans bankers facing a long wait before they find out if debt will be needed to fund the deal.

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