{"id":15154,"date":"2016-07-28T12:39:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T11:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15154"},"modified":"2016-07-28T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T11:51:29","slug":"premier-farnell-takeover-drama-intensifies-as-swiss-bid-turned-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15154","title":{"rendered":"Premier Farnell takeover drama intensifies as Swiss bid turned down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AvnetLogo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15155\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AvnetLogo.jpg?resize=560%2C158&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AvnetLogo\" width=\"560\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AvnetLogo.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AvnetLogo.jpg?resize=300%2C84&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AvnetLogo.jpg?resize=560%2C158&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AvnetLogo.jpg?resize=260%2C73&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AvnetLogo.jpg?resize=160%2C45&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raspberry Pi distributor Premier Farnell has dramatically withdrawn its support from the takeover bid of Swiss firm Datwyler. Instead, they have decided to recommend to shareholders a rival bid from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.avnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Avnet<\/a> who offered 12% more for the electronics firm. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidermedia.com\/insider\/yorkshire\/dramatic-late-twist-in-premier-farnell-takeover\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raspberry Pi distributor Premier Farnell has dramatically withdrawn its support from the takeover bid of Swiss firm Datwyler. Instead, they have decided to recommend to shareholders a rival bid from Avnet who offered 12% more for the electronics firm. 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