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: The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Enodis plc Agrees to Recommend Offer from the Manitowoc Company, Inc. Following Completion of Auction Process
July 18th, 2008
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) announced that it has been notified by the UK Takeover Panel that Enodis plc intends to recommend Manitowoc's offer following completion of an auction process with Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW). Manitowoc's successful bid was 328 pence per Enodis share, resulting in a transaction valued at approximately $2.7 billion, including the assumption of Enodis' net debt (approximately $249 million / 125 million pounds Sterling as of March 29, 2008). The transaction will be structured as a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under the laws of the U.K. and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008. The transaction is subject...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-07-18)
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