Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s could be targeted by Qatar for a takeover in 2014 according to Swiss financial services company UBS.

The Qatari Investment Authority (QIA) currently owns a 26% stake in the supermarket and previously made an offer for the firm in 2007, only for the credit crisis to bring a halt to the £10.7 billion bid.

Other UK companies to appear on UBS’s list of potential takeover targets in 2014 include Burberry and TUI Travel.