Announced
Financials
Tags
Minority
Public
Acquisition
Friendly
Hotels and Motels
United Kingdom
hotel management
hotel ownership
Private Equity
Pending
Single Bidder
Synopsis
City Developments agreed to acquire the rest of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels for £776m ($985m) in a deal that values the British company at £2.2bn ($2.8bn). The offer is for 685p ($8.60) per share, which represents a 37% premium to the M&C's closing price last day. The Singapore-listed real estate firm owns a 65.2% stake in M&C. The deal comes a year after minority shareholders of M&C blocked a takeover bid by CDL because it did not reflect the value of the company's property portfolio. CDL's previous offer had been for 620 pence a share. Sherman Kwek, Group CEO of CDL, commented: "Taking M&C private is in line with CDL's strong focus on boosting recurring income and enhancing underperforming assets. We are pleased to have garnered the support of M&C's Independent Directors and key minority shareholders. The offer enables shareholders to exit an illiquid stock at a significant premium. We believe that a privatized M&C will be in the best position to navigate the increasingly challenging and competitive global hospitality landscape with agility and nimbleness. M&C will be able to leverage CDL's significant resources, comprehensive real estate capabilities, and global network to reposition its assets and drive sustainable hotel performance."
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