Niknak
If the owners (current and new) are traded on the LSE then they have an obligation to inform the LSE of any purchases that may have an impact upon the share prive of said company.
Save your pounds and keep an eye on possible suitors on the LSE or stock exchange they are based on.
tonto68
The point I was trying to make is that rumours, good or bad can have apossible impact upon the value of a company, also if you were working for said company and they read a "rumour" that has no substance and yet they take as gospel then this could have serious consequences for the company.
Rumours without substance that can be validated by the poster or checked as fact by others can be misleading and in certain cases very harmful to the companies upon which rumours are stated about.