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Gareth James
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Indicative Offer for Trade Me Looks Attractive but It’s Still Early Days. FVE Increased to NZD 5.70.

Apax Partners' nonbinding and indicative NZD 6.40 per share cash offer to acquire 100% of narrow-moat-rated Trade Me looks attractive on the surface. It represents a 28% premium to our NZD 5.00 fair value and is 25% above the prior close. It’s also 14% above Trade Me’s highest ever share price of AUD 5.61 achieved in 2016. We’re not entirely surprised by the offer considering similar recent private equity offers for Navitas, MYOB, Healthscope, and Greencross. Like the other targets, Trade Me is ...
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Trade Me Group Limited

Trade Me Group is a online marketplace and classified advertising platform that is engaged in the auctions and fixed price sales for new and used goods, as well as automotive, real estate and employment businesses. Co. is also engaged in the web businesses for accommodation, dating and group buying.

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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.

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Gareth James

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