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M&A activist twist suits almost everyoneAn activist twist in British corporate mergers suits almost everyone. Investors in Poundland, a retailer specialising in objects that cost a pound, only won a 5 pence boost to an already-agreed offer from South Africa's Steinhoff after hedge fund Elliott popped up on the shareholder register. It's the second such Elliott spoiler in a month. Hedge funds can help keep the market efficient, but only when companies let them.Something similar happened at SABMiller at the end of July. The UK brewer had already accepted an offer from rival Anheuser-Busch InBev. There, the need for a nudge was somewhat clearer, since the crash in the pound had reduced the effective purchase price of SAB's mostly non-sterling earnings. Elliott rattled the cage, AB InBev saw the writing on the wall, and a sweetened £79 billion offer ensued. Rightly so.This time too, everyone is basically a winner. Poundland's shareholders are two per cent better off. By gearing up its

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John Foley

John Foley

Tax and bend

Soup it up

Looking for Linde

Yes already

Acquired tastes

No-hit wonder

Chill winds

Rinse and accrete

Steely times

Keep it cashy

Rocking Rolls

Out to dry

Wack Friday

Golden handshake

Financial dramedy

Risk and returns

It doesn't grow on trees

Reasons to stay strong

Secret formula

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