Sentences with phrase «private shares bid»

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The private - equity firm will pay $ 157 a share in cash for Buffalo Wild Wings, which is 34 % above the company's closing stock price on November 13, the day before Roark's initial bid of $ 150 a share.

Barclays Capital was hired last year to conduct a sale of a minority interest in the company, including all or a portion of Chris's shares (the bidding was code - named «Project Amethyst»), and various private - equity and strategic firms have considered buying them.

SYDNEY (Reuters)- Australian internet provider Vocus Group Ltd said on Tuesday a second private equity firm has made a A$ 2.2 billion ($ 1.7 billion) takeover approach, sending its shares higher on hopes for a bidding war.

They emerged as the industry consolidators, using high levels of gearing to pay mind boggling prices for assets (in 2007, APN was the target of a bid by a private equity consortium that was blocked by a shareholder vote at $ 6.20 per share, a decision which cost them a lot.

Sandell Asset Management, a private, alternative asset management firm, said the bookseller could attract bids of $ 12 a share or more in a going private transaction.»

Starwood had originally accepted a $ 13.2 billion cash - and - stock bid from Marriott, but looked to be pulling out when Anbang, fresh off a $ 6.5 billion acquisition of trophy US hotel properties from the Blackstone Group private equity firm, made an all - cash offer for Starwood on March 18 worth $ 78 per share.

But given today's share prices — both Gables and Post, along with most apartment REITs, are trading near 52 - week lows — private equity investors are typically better capitalized to bid more aggressively for apartments.