	kaufhof considering taking stake in hapag lloyd west german retail group kaufhof ag kfhg f is considering taking a stake in shipping and transport group hapag lloyd ag hplg f but has yet to reach a final decision a spokesman said in response to queries press reports said kaufhof wanted a stake of up to pct in hapag lloyd the kaufhof spokesman noted any decision on purchasing shares in the shipping group would have to be approved by the supervisory board which is due to hold a meeting tomorrow late last year the gevaert group of belgium and west germany s veba ag vebg f said they had each uired a pct stake in hapag lloyd from deutsche bank ag dbkg f and dresdner bank ag drsd f industry sources estimate deutsche and dresdner hapag lloyd s majority shareholders held about pct of hapag lloyd s share capital before selling portions of it to gevaert and veba the two banks have said they eventually wanted to reduce their stake in the shipping group to pct each reuter 
