Cimic’s $1.5b takeover bid is ‘lousy’, investor says

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Investors have complained that a $1.5 billion hostile takeover bid does not represent fair value for the construction group’s shares, with one labelling it “a lousy offer”.

Cimic investors have complained that a $1.5 billion hostile takeover bid does not represent fair value for the construction group’s shares, and one has labelled it “a lousy offer”.

“I’m not happy,” Mr Fonti said. “Hochtief is buying a bargain … I reckon that it’s a lousy offer, it’s the same price as it was in 2014.”Renee Nowytarger And it is much lower than the price Cimic’s shares were trading at in 2018-19, when they fetched between $40 and $50 a share.Another shareholder, Alan Kirk, said investors were paying Hochtief to take away Cimic’s future earnings. “I don’t believe this is a fair long-term price,” Mr Kirk said.

 

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