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M&B issues 'put-up or shut-up' deadline

M&B issues 'put-up or shut-up' deadline

By Ewan Turney

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has set a “put up or shut up” deadline of 5pm on 17 October for Bermudan billionaire Joe Lewis’s Piedmont investment vehicle to make a firm bid for the company.