HL Deb 06 June 1988 vol 497 c1227WA
Lord Gray of Contin

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many UK companies have been successful in mounting defended takeovers of Swiss companies since 1983.

Lord Young of Graffham

There have been a number of acquisitions of Swiss companies by UK companies since 1983 but so far as I am aware none has been resisted by the management of the Swiss company in question.