Grimaldi finally wins Finnlines
NAPLES 02 January – Grimadi, the Naples, Italy-based ro-ro and container vessel operator, become the majority shareholder in Finnlines plc at the end of December when it acquired 1.5M shares. The move gives Grimaldi 50.1% of the Finnish company, a stake that is divided among its subsidiaries: Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione (37.44%), Industria Armamento Meridionale (7.35%) and Atlantic Container Line (5.32%). “In accordance with Finnish law, we will now make an unconditional offer to buy the remaining the shares at €17 [per share] by 28 January,” Grimaldi said in a statement. The price is above the €95 per share initially offered when Grimaldi’s December takeover attempt failed to gain the majority of the company. As a consequence, the company will issue "compensation" of €1.05 to shareholders who had accepted that earlier offer.
Etiquetas: shipping business