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David Wang, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

Glencore Offers to Buy Bunge; We Think the Combined Company Would Benefit From Economies of Scope

Glencore has made an informal approach to Bunge regarding a potential acquisition, although terms of the proposal have not yet been disclosed. As of the time of this writing on May 23, Bunge shares have soared over 14% to around $80 per share. Based on PitchBook data, enterprise value/EBITDA multiples of comparable transactions have ranged from 8.7 times to 12.2. Given the range of comparable transactions and the synergies from both cost savings and increased economies of scope, we think Bunge c...
Underlying
Glencore plc

Glencore is engaged as a natural resource companies. Co. is organized and operates on a worldwide basis in three main business segments: Metals and minerals, which comprised of zinc, copper, lead, alumina, aluminium, ferroalloys, nickel, cobalt and iron ore; Energy products, which comprised of crude oil, oil products, steam coal and metallurgical coal; and Agricultural products, which comprised of wheat, corn, canola, barley, rice, oil seeds, meals, edible oils, biofuels, cotton and sugar supported by investments in storage, handling, processing and port facilities.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
David Wang, CFA

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