The racing tycoons JP McManus and John Magnier have waded into the fight at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) by calling for those responsible for the £500 million of hedging losses to be pursued for the money.
Elpida, the duo’s investment vehicle, has written to the board of the pub company before tomorrow’s annual meeting confirming that it will vote its 17.6 per cent holding “to achieve a new independent board”, thereby aligning itself with Joe Lewis, the billionaire trader at the centre of the spat
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