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Bank of England expected to hold interest rates

Investors predict MPC will maintain interest at 5.25% when it meets on Thursday.

Dutch firm Exact Holding says has been approached about takeover

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Dutch software company Exact Holding said that it had been approached by parties about a possible takeover, with indicative offers at 30-35 euros a share, and was engaged in preliminary discussions.

Reuters reported earlier on Friday that the firm was in talks with private equity firms including KKR and Apax , in a deal which could value the company at around 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion).

Shares (Frankfurt: DI6.F - news) in the company were last trading up almost 30 percent at 32.5 euros a share at 1241 GMT. ($1 = 0.7331 Euros) (Reporting By Freya Berry; editing by Clare Hutchison)