S4 Cap. Share Price (SFOR)

Sorrell controls the ability to say no, he needs others to agree to a takeover as well as him saying yes. I'm not saying it's impossible or others wont want out at any price but I'm sure it'll be a long way north of here before its acceptable to the founders never mind the other buy in participants.

SMS controls the company.

Won’t be Publicis, WPP or Omnicom as there is historical bad blood between SMS and those groups.

They’ll just be offered an attractive bonus package or even share incentives depending who buys them.

IMHO the favourites are IPG, Havas, Dentsu or even Private Equity.

It's not just about Sorrell though. There are many senior people or former agency owners who sold half their business at around £4 per share. Speaking personally, if I were offered £1.50 for something I sold at £4 I wouldn't be to keen, particularly if I believed that the market was undervaluing S4.

Rock8 & Nige Co,

Thanks for your replies. Yes you are both correct regarding Sir Martin holding a casting vote with his B share. However, with Sir Martin's age 79 year young and recent cancer scare that we haven't been updated further regarding his treatment & future outcome is unknown he may decide that sadly time isn't on his side. Regarding a takeover bid, at the end of the day money talks. I don't see a recovery in the share price on the horizon, so a bid in the region of 150p per share would be most welcome, certainly by small shareholders as myself. What's the alternative? We may never see a share price of 150p again.

Five years and counting, S4 Capital hasn't produced a profit yet, with expected earnings forecasts predicting another three years before a profit, (2026) according to simply wall street, its just not good enough.