The League One club turned down a takeover bid by Swiss-based fund manager Sebastien Sainsbury, a member of the supermarket dynasty, in November.

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In November, BBC Sport revealed that the League One had rejected a takeover bid from a group led by Swiss-based fund manager Sebastien Sainsbury.

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On Tuesday, the Swiss-based wealth manager announced it intended to publicly float the stock of its mutual fund subsidiary Julius Baer Americas, seeking to concentrate on its core private banking business.

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His father, a Swiss immigrant, was a midlevel manager for Ford Motor Co.

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He has scored four goals in 12 games for Basel, managed by former Tottenham manager Christian Gross, to fire them to the top of the Swiss league.

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