Australia’s Reliance Worldwide receives $2.9 billion takeover bid from Brookfield

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Australia’s Reliance Worldwide Corporation said on Tuesday that Brookfield Capital Partners LLC had sweetened its offer to buy the plumbing solutions company for an enterprise value of A$4.1 billion ($2.91 billion). Under the proposed deal, Brookfield would acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Reliance for A$4.75 apiece in cash, implying an equity valuation of A$3.55 billion for the Australian firm.
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Aug 18 (Reuters) - Australia’s Reliance Worldwide Corporation said on Tuesday that Brookfield Capital Partners LLC had sweetened its offer to buy the plumbing solutions company for an enterprise value of A$4.1 billion ($2.91 billion). Under the proposed deal, Brookfield would acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Reliance for A$4.75 apiece in cash, implying an equity valuation of A$3.55 billion for the Australian firm. Reliance said Brookfield had made a series of unsolicited, non-binding, indicative offers in April and May at A$4.15, A$4.25 and A$4.50 a share, all in cash. Reliance also said it has signed a process deed with Brookfield to move the proposal forward.
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- Aug 18 (Reuters) - Australia’s Reliance Worldwide Corporation said on Tuesday that Brookfield Capital Partners LLC had sweetened its offer to buy the plumbing solutions company for an enterprise value of A$4.1 billion ($2.91 billion). Under the proposed deal, Brookfield would acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Reliance for A$4.75 apiece in cash, implying an equity valuation of A$3.55 billion for the Australian firm.
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