UK Fallout: How Much Less Is Ottakar’s Worth Now? How much market value has been shaved from Ottakar’s since Waterstone’s first outbid management in their proposed takeover? Analysts are expecting a new bid from HMV to be worth anywhere from 15 percent to 30 percent less than the original proposal. Ottakar’s shares currently trade at about 350 pence per share, versus HMV’s previous bid of 440 pence per share. Times Reporters Sue Agent Over Deal for Book on Dirty Cops Newsday reporter Rocco Parascandola and former newspaper colleague Sean Gardiner have sued agent Frank Weimann at The Literary Group over […]