US gunmaker Ruger accuses Italian rival Beretta of plotting stealth takeover
“US gunmaker Ruger accuses Italian rival Beretta of plotting stealth takeover” America’s largest gunmaker, Sturm Ruger & Co., accused the parent company of Italian arms firm Beretta of trying to stealthily seize control of the Connecticut-based business through “self-serving demands” such as cut-price stock buys and veto-like board power. The Todd W. Seyfert-led giant hit…