Private equity gives Sainsbury's six months to perform

The new management team at J Sainsbury has been put on notice that private equity groups would consider bidding for the UK supermarket group, if performance fails to improve within six months.

A senior partner at one of Europe's largest buy-out firms said: "No one is going to go hostile but in six months time a buyout could be a distinct possibility if there is no improvement in performance."

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