Rightmove PLC (LSE:RMV)'s unbudging unwillingness to accept the four offers tabled by Rupert Murdoch's REA Group is the right course for management to take, reckon Peel Hunt analysts. Rightmove rebuffed REA's fourth bid at a £6.2 billion valuation on Friday, leaving REA with little hope of getting a deal over the line before 30 September deadline.
REA Group's new offer would give Rightmove's shareholders a “mix and match” facility, that would let them pick a more cash-heavy deal
Murdoch-owned REA Group has tabled yet another bid for Rightmove PLC (LSE:RMV), marking the fourth effort to secure a deal to acquire the FTSE 100-listed property portal. This new proposal values Rightmove at £6.2 billion, a £100 million improvement on the last rejected offer.
Australia's REA Group on Friday sweetened its takeover offer for British real estate firm Rightmove and valued it at 6.2 billion pounds ($8.29 billion) after the UK firm rejected three buyout offers previously.
Rightmove, the U.K.'s largest property listings website, has rejected REA Group's most recent takeover offer
Rupert Murdoch-owned REA Group has expressed frustration with Rightmove PLC (LSE:RMV)'s refusal to play ball with the numerous takeover offers for the FTSE 100-listed property portal. REA said it is “disappointed” by the latest rejection from Rightmove and “is frustrated that, save for the rejection of REA's three previously disclosed proposals, REA has still had no substantive engagement with Rightmove”.
Rightmove PLC (LSE:RMV) has rejected the third offer from Rupert Murdoch's REA Group, saying it "continues to be unattractive and materially undervalues the company and its future prospects". Made up of 341p in cash and 0.0422 new REA shares per Rightmove share, the latest bid from the Australian property portal owner implied an offer value of 759p, Rightmove pointed out.
British real estate portal Rightmove on Wednesday rejected a sweetened $8.1 billion takeover proposal from Australian property listing firm REA Group , saying the bid undervalued the company.
REA Group, the Australian online property website majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire, said Monday it has made a third multi-billion-pound offer to buy British peer Rightmove.
Rupert Murdoch's REA Group may be gearing up for a hostile takeover of its UK rival, Rightmove PLC (LSE:RMV), after taking a firmer stance with its third bid. REA tabled a 770p cash and stock offer, expressing disappointment over Rightmove's lack of engagement.
The improved offer would see REA Group pay a 9.2% higher price than the one it originally offered to pay in its Sept. 5 bid
Rightmove PLC (LSE:RMV) has received a second revised offer from Murdoch-owned REA Group valuing the property portal at approximately £6.1 billion. This marks the third approach made by REA, following an initial proposal on 5 September at 705p per share and a revised offer on 16 September at 749p per share.