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====Takeover==== On 13 June 2022, a consortium of Australia's [[Kinetic Group]] (51%) and Spain's [[Globalvia]] (49%) launched a takeover bid of Go-Ahead, initially valuing the company at £647 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Georgiadis |first1=Philip |last2=Dunkley |first2=Emma |date=14 June 2022 |title=Go-Ahead accepts £650mn bid from group led by Australian bus operator |language=en |work=[[Financial Times]] |url=https://www.ft.com/content/9630a750-7661-4d0f-87b3-e15eec19c739 |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220817103803/https://www.globalvia.com/en/noticia/we-submit-together-with-kinetic-an-offer-for-the-acquisition-of-go-ahead/ |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url = https://www.globalvia.com/en/noticia/we-submit-together-with-kinetic-an-offer-for-the-acquisition-of-go-ahead/ |title = We submit together with Kinetic an offer for the acquisition of Go-Ahead |publisher = [[Globalvia]] |date = 14 June 2022}}</ref> Two months later, the offer was increased to £669 million.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/spanish-goahead-group-b1016586.html |title = Go-Ahead suitors raise takeover offer by £22m |publisher = standard.co.uk |first = Anna |last = Wise |date = 4 August 2022}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, 78.6% of Go-Ahead's shareholders voted to accept the offer.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220817101153/https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/GOG/result-of-meeting/15587872 |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url = https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/GOG/result-of-meeting/15587872 |title = Result of Meeting |publisher = Go-Ahead Group |date = 16 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.business-live.co.uk/ports-logistics/go-ahead-shareholders-approve-669m-24772849 |title = Go-Ahead shareholders approve £669m takeover by international joint venture |publisher = business-live.co.uk |first = Tom |last = Keighley |date = 16 August 2022}}</ref>
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