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Revealed: the business dealings of Royal Mail bidder Daniel Křetínský

With the Czech billionaire on the verge of a £3.6bn takeover, the Guardian looks at his dealings in Russia and elsewhere

On a cool June day in 2016, as Britain reeled from the outcome of the Brexit vote, a private jet soared into the skies from RAF Northolt, charting a course for Moscow.

Onboard the 37-seater Embraer ERJ was the billionaire Daniel Křetínský, nicknamed the “Czech Sphinx” because of his low public-profile and inscrutable approach to commercial negotiations.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More With the Czech billionaire on the verge of a £3.6bn takeover, the Guardian looks at his dealings in Russia and elsewhereOn a cool June day in 2016, as Britain reeled from the outcome of the Brexit vote, a private jet soared into the skies from RAF Northolt, charting a course for Moscow.Onboard the 37-seater Embraer ERJ was the billionaire Daniel Křetínský, nicknamed the “Czech Sphinx” because of his low public-profile and inscrutable approach to commercial negotiations. Continue reading…