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Brian Bernard
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The Dance Continues Between USG and Knauf; Raised FVE to $46 on Increased Probability of a Deal

On May 1, USG announced that its board of directors has authorized management to negotiate with Knauf, which had previously made an unsolicited bid to acquire all of USG’s outstanding stock for $42 per share. As we had previously reported, USG rejected Knauf’s offer, noting that the $42 per share bid significantly undervalued USG. Knauf reacted to the rejected bid by starting a “vote no” campaign to bring USG to the bargaining table. Given that Berkshire Hathaway, USG’s largest shareholder, with...
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USG Corporation

USG is a manufacturer of building materials and solutions. The company's segments are: Gypsum, which manufactures and markets gypsum and related products primary used in a variety of building applications; Performance Materials, which manufactures and markets products used in a variety of interior and exterior building applications of residential, nonresidential buildings and industrial; Ceilings, which manufactures and markets ceiling interior systems products including ceiling tile, ceiling grid, and specialty ceilings; and USG Boral Building Products, which manufactures and distributes products for wall, ceiling, floor lining and exterior systems that utilize gypsum wallboard.

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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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