MADRID, April 2 (Reuters) - Canadian investment fund
Brookfield has resumed talks on a potential takeover of
Spanish pharmaceuticals company Grifols four months
after a previous attempt fell through, news website El
Confidencial reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified industry
sources.
Brookfield has contacted the Grifols family and is
considering making an offer valuing the company at 7 billion
euros ($7.55 billion), El Confidencial said, adding that the
investment fund is being advised by Morgan Stanley ( MS ).
A non-binding offer that valued Grifols at 6.7 billion euros
was withdrawn by Brookfield in November after Grifols management
rejected the bid as too low and recommended shareholders keep
their shares.
The Grifols family declined to comment. Brookfield
representatives and Morgan Stanley ( MS ) did not respond immediately
to requests for comment.
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