Spaniards play hardball with Transfield

Original article by Jenny Wiggins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 3-Nov-14

The directors of Australian-listed Transfield Services in mid-October 2014 rebuffed an indicative takeover bid worth $A1.95 a share, received from Spanish group Ferrovial. The latter is now refusing to sign a confidentiality agreement put forward by the facility management company, to gain access for due diligence. The suitor argues the terms and conditions are excessively onerous, while Transfield maintains they are standard procedure. The directors will detail the reasons for rejecting the offer at the AGM on 5 November. Ferrovial may yet sweeten the already fairly priced offer

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