Forbes – Paulson & Co and Centaurus Capital, the two activist hedge funds calling for a break-up of Dutch supermarket company Ahold, have been meeting with some of Ahold’s biggest shareholders in the Netherlands this week to garner support for their plan, the Financial Times reported.
People familiar with the situation said talks with large institutional investors began on Tuesday, the FT said. Further talks are scheduled for September, when more Dutch and some US investors will be available, the paper added.
