Grimaldi makes mandatory offer for Finnlines
NAPLES 12 January – Naples, Italy-based ro-ro shipping group Grimaldi has launched a mandatory offer for Finnlines, the Finnish roro and port group, after its holding in the company exceeded 50%. Grimaldi will offer €17.00 ($22.10) in cash for each share in Finnlines in the offer, which it expects to launch on 22 January and is forecast to run for four weeks. A Finnlines statement said the directors would give their recommendation according to the Securities Market Act after the tender offer document has been released. A Grimaldi offer in the autumn was rejected, but the Italians acquired a further 1.5M shares on 29 December, giving them 20.4M Finnlines shares, representing a 50.1% stake