Venture capital companies Apax Partners and Candover have had further talks on whether to return to the bidding table for Trinity Mirror after their pre-Christmas first offer was revealed this week.
Trinity Mirror chairman Victor Blank turned down the 450p per share offer, valuing the company at £1.3bn, for both the national and regional newspapers.
Since the publicity surrounding the offer, the shares have been climbing from a 369.5p low.
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