"Kingfisher, the specialist retail group which owns B&Q home improvement stores, was the feature of some bid speculation yesterday after news that its former chief executive Gerry Murphy was to join Blackstone, the American private equity giant. Last night's rumours suggested that, armoured with the benefit of Mr Murphy's advice (he led Kingfisher for five years), Blackstone might soon mount an attempt to buy the company."
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