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Preston Caldwell
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Tenaris Proposes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars; Our Fair Value Estimate Is Unchanged for Now

OCTG producer Tenaris has entered into an agreement to acquire IPSCO Tubulars, which is composed of the U.S. operations of Russia-based OCTG producer TMK. With a purchase price of $1.2 billion, this is a moderately sized acquisition for Tenaris (which has a current market cap of about $17 billion). The acquisition would boost Tenaris' total OCTG capacity by about 20% (although only 9% for higher-margin seamless pipes). 
Although we aren't updating our fair value estimate of $27 per share yet, we...
Underlying
Tenaris S.A.

Tenaris manufactures and supplies seamless steel pipe products for the global oil and gas industry, as well as other industrial applications. Co. operates an integrated worldwide network of steel pipe manufacturing, research, finishing, and service facilities with industrial operations in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Co. produces pipes for boilers, heat exchangers, hydraulic cylinders, automotive, structural and other industrial applications and supplies welded steel pipes for oil and gas pipelines in the South American region. Its principal products include casing, tubing, line pipe, and mechanical and structural pipes. Co.'s organizes its business around one segment: Tubes.

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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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Preston Caldwell

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