Transfield under $1 billion takeover offer from Spanish suitor

 Transfield under $1 billion takeover offer from Spanish suitor
Jonathan ChancellorOctober 19, 2014

The Transfield Services board has advised shareholders to take no action regarding a cash $1 billion takeover bid from Ferrovial Servicios SA.

Ferrovial Servicios, the Spanish infrastructure company, has offered $1.95 for each share.

“The Board of Transfield Services has considered Ferrovial’s proposal with the Company’s advisers and has formed the view that the price of $1.95 per share does not reflect the underlying value of Transfield Services shares,” chairman Diane Smith-Gander said.

The company’s shares closed at $1.50 on Friday, giving it a market capitalisation of $769 million.

Transfield provides operations and maintenance, asset, capital and project management services to the resources, industrial, infrastructure services and property sectors.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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