Morrisons is Britain's fourth largest supermarket chain.
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Morrisons is Britain's fourth largest supermarket chain.
Mandatory Credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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American investors are trying to buy a UK supermarket. Here's why

Britain's fourth biggest supermarket chain Morrisons has become the takeover target of an American private equity firm in the latest sign of a strong appetite among investors for UK assets.