The Board of Directors of Grifols He has affirmed that he has no knowledge about the fact that the negotiations with the Brookfield firm have been resumed to launch a new public acquisition (OPA) offer for 7,000 million euros, since the previous potential offer offered by both parties was settled last November.
«Regarding the information published in certain media about the resumption of conversations in relation to a possible new offer for the actions of Grifols by Brookfield Capital Partners (UK) Limited, the company reports that its board of directors They have no knowledge About this information, ”the company has indicated to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).
Likewise, Grifols led on Wednesday the Ibex 35 increases with a rise in the 9% Around 11.30, having bounced almost 12% in the first bars of the session.
However, this morning the news has been known that Brookfield could have talked again with the founding family, through Morgan Stanley, “to launch a new purchase proposal for 7,000 million euros,” as reported The confidential. According to sources in the sector, consulted by said media, the Canadian Risk Fund has resumed conversations with the Catalan family to launch a new Purchase proposal After the Board of Directors rejected the first at 10.5 euros per share and that the company valued at 6.7 billion.
Grifols rejected the offer in November
The Board of Directors of Grifols rejected in mid -November the potential offer of the Canadian Fund at a price of 10.5 euros per share and recommended that shareholders not accept this price when considering it low. In this way, it was on November 19 when he communicated to the market that Brookfield considered a price of 10.5 euros per share in the Public Acquisition Offer (OPA) that he proposed to launch together with the founding family on the Catalan company.
Likewise, at that time, the Canadian Fund informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) through its British Capital Partners subsidiary that it would not continue with the potential offer on Grifols, after also communicating to the Catalan transaction committee that in these current circumstances was not in a position to continue ».
After leaving Brookfield his intention to launch an OPA on Grifols, the Grifols family said “Very satisfied and happy” for the support received from the current shareholders, and then advanced that “it will not support any other operation.”
«The Grifols family considers that the company treasures great value and will continue to develop its expansion, as it has been doing for more than 115 years», According to family environment sources.
