Blackstone and B&J Holdings to buy Applegreen for £653 million
Applegreen plc to go private once the transaction is completed. The Irish company's shareholders will get £5.23 per share in cash. A consortium led by Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and B&J Holdings Limited struck a takeover deal with Applegreen plc (LON: APGN) on Tuesday. As per sources, the deal values the Dublin-headquartered gas station operator at roughly £652.73 million. Applegreen shares were reported about 1% up in premarket trading on Tuesday and jumped another 3% on market open. Including the price action, the Irish company is now a little under 10% up in the stock market. If ...