Spanish Healthcare Grifols Stock Trading 12% Lower
Spanish Healthcare Grifols Stock Trading 12% Lower
On Wednesday, $Grifols (GRFS.US)$ said it ended discussions with Brookfield Capital Partners (UK) Limited about a potential acquisition.
周三,$基立福 (GRFS.US)$ 表示已结束与布鲁克菲尔德资本合作伙伴(英国)有关潜在并购的讨论。
This decision follows the company's November 19 statement rejecting Brookfield's indicative offer to acquire Grifols for 6.45 billion euros ($6.81 billion) or 10.50 euros per Class A share.
此决定是基于公司11月19日的声明,拒绝了布鲁克菲尔德以64.5亿欧元(68.1亿美元)或每股A类股价10.50欧元的初步要约来收购基立福。
Canadian fund Brookfield said it had dropped its plan to take over Spain's Grifols due to a disagreement over the pharmaceutical company's value, while Grifols said it concurred with the decision, Reuters noted.
加拿大基金布鲁克菲尔德表示,由于对这家药品公司价值的分歧,已放弃了收购西班牙基立福的计划,而基立福表示同意这一决定,路透社指出。
The Board of Directors determined the proposal undervalued the company's growth prospects and long-term potential. Grifols cited strong financial performance as a key factor in its decision.
董事会确定该提议低估了公司的增长前景和长期潜力。基立福将其强劲的财务表现作为决定的关键因素。
For the first nine months of 2024, revenue grew 9.1% year-over-year at constant currency, supported by gains across all business units.
2024年前九个月,营业收入以恒定货币计算同比增长9.1%,得益于所有业务部门的增长。
The company also reduced debt after selling a 20% stake in Shanghai RAAS for 1.6 billion euros, boosting its financial stability. Adjusted EBITDA for the past 12 months reached 1.7 billion euros.
公司在将上海RAAS 20%的股份卖出后,削减了债务,共计16亿欧元,增强了其财务稳定性。过去12个月的调整后EBITDA达到17亿欧元。
The company emphasized that Brookfield had full access to its data and management during due diligence but concluded the offer did not reflect Grifols' true value.
公司强调,布鲁克菲尔德在尽职调查期间可以完全访问其数据和管理层,但得出的结论是该报价并未反映基立福的真实价值。
In August, Brookfield Asset Management said it sought 9.5 billion euros ($10.6 billion) in debt financing for a potential take-private deal for Grifols.
今年8月,布鲁克菲尔德资产管理表示,寻求95亿欧元(106亿美元)的债务融资,以进行基立福可能的私有化交易。
In a July regulatory filing, Grifols said that Brookfield Capital has confirmed that it has engaged in preliminary discussions with Grifols's key shareholders regarding a potential joint offer to delist the company's shares from the Spanish stock exchanges and NASDAQ.
在七月的一项监管申报中,基立福表示,布鲁克菲尔德资本已确认已与基立福的关键股东就潜在的私有化联合要约展开初步讨论,以将该公司的股份从西班牙证券交易所和纳斯达克摘牌。
The judge of the National Court José Luis Calama has admitted a complaint from the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office to investigate Gotham City Research, General Industrial Partners, and several of its directors for allegedly releasing biased and misleading information to the financial market about the credibility of Grifols to induce its investors to sell the shares of this pharmaceutical company, which is listed on the Spanish stock exchange and is part of IBEX, causing a price drop that would generate a profit for the two companies denounced.
国家法院法官何塞·路易斯·卡拉马已受理反腐败检察院的一份投诉,调查哥谭城研究公司、一般工业合作伙伴及其多名董事,据称他们散布有偏见和误导性信息,旨在诱使投资者卖出这家药品公司的股票,该公司在西班牙证券交易所上市,并属于IBEX,导致股价下跌,为所控告的两家公司带来利润。
In January this year, Gotham City Research released a short report on Grifols, alleging that it manipulated its accounts to artificially lower its leverage.
今年1月,哥谭城研究公司发布了一份关于基立福的做空报告,声称其操纵账目以人为降低杠杆率。
The report alleges that Grifols included satellite companies' earnings in its accounts but excluded their debts, distorting its leverage ratio.
该报告声称,基立福在其账目中包括了卫星公司的收入,但排除了它们的债务,扭曲了其杠杆比率。