Malaysian builder Sunway Bhd. made an offer to acquire smaller rival IJM Corp Bhd. for about 11 billion ringgit ($2.7 billion) in a move that would help consolidate the country’s construction industry. Sunway’s cash and stock offer values IJM at 3.15 ringgit a share, according to a statement on Monday. As part of the transaction, Sunway plans to pay 1.1 billion ringgit in cash, and 9.9 billion rin...
Malaysian builder Sunway Bhd. made an offer to acquire smaller rival IJM Corp Bhd. for about 11 billion ringgit ($2.7 billion) in a move that would help consolidate the country’s construction industry. Sunway’s cash and stock offer values IJM at 3.15 ringgit a share, according to a statement on Monday. As part of the transaction, Sunway plans to pay 1.1 billion ringgit in cash, and 9.9 billion ringgit with new Sunway shares at 5.65 ringgit per share. Sunway may seek to delist IJM following the takeover bid. Shares of IJM rose as much as 8% as trading resumed on Tuesday, while Sunway fell as much as 0.9%, reversing earlier gains. “This deal could potentially allow Sunway to emerge as the largest property and construction conglomerate group in Malaysia,” Ng Jo Yee , analyst at UOB Kay Hian, wrote in a note. “The enlarged asset base should improve its credit ratings and access to financing while lowering cost of debt.” The gains helped IJM shares erase losses over the past 12 months, bringing the company’s market value to around $2.5 billion. Sunway has risen 25% in the same period. Shares closed at 5.60 ringgit on Friday, giving the company a market capitalization of $9.3 billion. A deal would rank as one of the biggest acquisitions in Malaysia recently, following other high-profile ones such as Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. ’s privatization by a consortium of buyers including sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd. , Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and BlackRock Inc. ’s Global Infrastructure Partners last year.
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