EBOS in $3.75 billion deal to buy Greencross; Macquarie, UBS on raise
It’s down to short strokes at ASX-listed pharma distributor EBOS’s tilt for TPG Capital’s pets and vets business Greencross.
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It’s down to short strokes at ASX-listed pharma distributor EBOS’s tilt for TPG Capital’s pets and vets business Greencross.
Greencross’ latest accounts, for the 12 months to June 26, show revenues climbed from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion. Net profit after tax fell from $88 million in 2021 to $83 million.
Deal activity has softened from a breakneck pace in recent months following interest rate rises and greater uncertainty about the global economic outlook.
Buying shares in a company ahead of a bid can be an effective M&A tactic. Increasingly, it’s one ESG activists may seek to use - and regulators should demand clearer explanations of the real underlying shareholdings.