BGH to offer $4.45 per share for Abano: AFR

BGH to offer $4.45 per share for Abano: AFR
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Is the Abano Healthcare takeover on again? The Australian Financial Review has reported BGH Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have managed to get Abano's board to unanimously endorse a $4.45 per share scheme of arrangement, valuing the company at $117 million. The BGH offer scrapped five months ago amid the coronavirus crisis was at $5.70 per share, valuing Abano at $149.8 million. Independent valuer KordaMentha, had valued the shares between $5.29 and $5.92 but the shares closed on Friday on NZX at $2.61. Abano chair Pip...

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