Morrisons May Still Face Counter Bid, Citi Says -- Market Talk
Morrisons May Still Face Counter Bid, Citi Says -- Market Talk
DJ Morrisons May Still Face Counter Bid, Citi Says -- Market Talk
花旗称，DJ Morrisons可能仍面临竞购--市场传言
1219 GMT - Shares in Wm. Morrison Supermarkets rise 4% to 292 pence after Clayton Dubilier & Rice trumped an offer from a rival consortium led by Fortress Investment Group. Morrisons has backed CD&R's revised cash offer of GBP7 billion, or 285 pence a share, withdrawing its support for Fortress's previous bid of 270 pence a share plus a 2 pence dividend. Still, Citigroup says a holding statement issued by Fortress following the CD&R approach suggests it may yet counter CD&R's offer. "If Fortress chooses to counter-bid, we think a scenario of '10p increments' seems most probable from here as the two parties test each other's resolve," Citi analyst Nick Coulter says. (philip.waller@wsj.com)
1219GMT-Wm的股票。莫里森超市股价上涨4%，至292便士，此前Clayton Dubilier&Rice击败了堡垒投资集团牵头的竞争对手财团的收购要约。莫里森支持CD&R修正后的70亿英镑或每股285便士的现金报价，撤回了对堡垒之前每股270便士外加2便士股息的出价的支持。不过，花旗集团(Citigroup)表示，堡垒在CD&R接洽后发表的持股声明表明，它可能还会反驳CD&R的收购要约。花旗(Citi)分析师尼克·库尔特(Nick Coulter)表示：“如果堡垒选择竞购，我们认为从现在开始，双方最有可能出现‘10便士递增’的局面，因为双方都在考验对方的决心。”(Philip.waller@wsj.com)
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