UK: Management takes majority stake in Symington's
By Dean Best | 1 June 2012
Senior directors at Symington's have snapped up a majority stake in the UK food group in a private-equity backed management buy-out.
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Senior directors at Symington's have snapped up a majority stake in the UK food group in a private-equity backed management buy-out.

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