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Ton Büchner’s departure, due to ill health, may make an eventual takeover more likely
Ton Büchner replaced just weeks after fending off €27bn takeover bid
Rebuff forces suitor to choose between making hostile bid or walking away
Büchner will try to woo investors after activist hedge fund urges talks with US rival
Chief executive’s strident rejection of offer has rankled many shareholders
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