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Tim Mann
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

Corporate Action - Downer Declares AUD 1.15 Offer For Spotless Final; Accept Offer

Downer has extended its takeover bid for narrow moat rated Spotless to May 31, 2017 and has declared its AUD 1.15 per share cash offer as being final, in the absence of a superior proposal. We recommend Spotless shareholders accept the AUD 1.15 offer, which sits modestly below our AUD 1.20 fair value estimate. With Downer retaining a 19.99% blocking stake, we rate the probability of a superior proposal emerging as being low. We note that previous discussions with facilities management players to...
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Spotless Group Holdings

Spotless Group Holdings is engaged in the provision of outsourced facility services, laundry and linen services, technical and engineering services, maintenance and asset management services and refrigeration solutions to various industries in Australia and New Zealand. Co.'s operating segments comprised of: Facility Services, which provides multi-faceted facilities management, cleaning, and catering and food services to a range of industries across Australia and New Zealand; and Laundry Services, which provides linen and uniform laundry services to a range of customers across Australia and New Zealand.

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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.

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Tim Mann

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