Quote Originally Posted by Lee D Boosey View Post
I was in my nearest GW store a few weeks back, in Maidstone
, Kent UK, when I overheard a comment made by the guy in store (not the usual guy mind) who said that "he was glad that they'd bought them out now." Unfortunately, I haven't been back in store since so haven't been able to ask about the comment I'd overheard.
As daboarder said, GW is a publicly traded company and unless the trade laws are really different there are no sneaky ways to secretly buy one without at a minimum the shareholders knowing. It is normally a lengthy process to make the purchase. And I'm sure there are a number of shareholders on this board that would have received the required notices.