Mercator to Publish Takeover Bid for Zivila on Saturday

Ljubljana, 17 October - Slovenia's leading food retailer, Mercator, will issue a bid for the purchase of all remaining shares of its rival Zivila on Saturday, offering SIT 18,000 (EUR 76.4) per share, the company said on the Internet page of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange on Friday. The move comes after Mercator acquired 55.75-percent of the Kranj-based trader at the end of September, paying SIT 3.2bn (EUR 13.6m) for it in cash.