Philippines-based Bounty Fresh mounts $437.8M takeover bid for Tegel

Philippines-based Bounty Fresh mounts $437.8M takeover bid for Tegel
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth April 26 (BusinessDesk) - Philippines-based poultry group Bounty Fresh Foods will mount a $437.8 million takeover bid for NZX-listed Tegel Group at a 50 percent premium to the share price, which has been beaten up after multiple earnings downgrades.  The Filippino company already has Tegel's cornerstone shareholder Affinity Equity Partners on board, signing a lock-up agreement with the holding company Claris Investments for a 45 percent stake. The offer of $1.23 per share is a premium to the 82 cents the stock closed at on...