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Bid revives the spirit of the takeover tactics used by an earlier corporate buccaneer
Windfall for senior managers based on increase in shareholder value
Sale of German meter manufacturer equates to 2.3 times equity investment
Industrial group will be looking to buy more after selling Elster at profit
Investors to receive £2bn windfall after UK group offloads meter business
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