Richfield urges shareholders to take no action after takeover bid from Brierley's Mercantile

Richfield urges shareholders to take no action after takeover bid from Brierley's Mercantile
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Dec. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Richfield International, an ASX-listed shipping firm, urged shareholders to take no action while it reviews a takeover offer from veteran corporate raider Ron Brierley's Mercantile Investment. Richfield received an unsolicited on-market takeover offer of 20 Australian cents per share from Mercantile on Dec. 23, the Perth-based company said in a statement. The shares have been unchanged at 20 Australian cents since Dec. 22, and have risen 135 percent this year. Mercantile, chaired by Brierley, has...