Buyout firms back off Body Shop
Following today’s resignation of Body Shop founders Anita and Gordon Roddick, the company said takeover talks with private equity firms had failed.
29 December 2012•1 min read
Following today’s resignation of Body Shop founders Anita and Gordon Roddick, the company said takeover talks with private equity firms had failed.
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