<p>ZIM&#8217;s board of directors was forced yesterday to issue a public statement reaffirming that its merger agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and Israeli private equity fund FIMI is legally binding, after an unexpected rival bid from Israeli businessman Haim Sakal sent the shipping company&#8217;s share price surging 9.5% on Wall Street. Sakal submitted an offer of $4.5bn &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/hapag-lloyd-deal-tested-as-zim-receives-richer-unsolicited-offer/</p></p>