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Americans vie for UK’s Meggitt as TransDigm makes $9.7 bln overture

Mark White by Mark White
August 27, 2021
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  • Meggitt gets possible 900p/share offer from TransDigm
  • Shares hit fresh record high of 846p
  • Company continues to back Parker-Hannifin offer

Aug 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. bidding battle could be brewing for UK aerospace engineer Meggitt (MGGT.L), which has been approached by TransDigm (TDG.N) over a possible 7.03 billion pound ($9.74 billion) offer, days after accepting a lower bid from Parker-Hannifin (PH.N).

Meggitt, a supplier of aerospace components including wheels and brakes for military fighters, announced TransDigm’s overture on Wednesday, saying the possible offer of 900 pence per share from the U.S. player was preliminary and non-binding.

Nonetheless, that topped an 800 pence per share proposal from Parker last week. Meggitt said it continued to back Parker’s 6.3 billion pound proposal, but said it would also review TransDigm’s potential offer. read more

News of the approach from Ohio-based TransDigm, which makes aircraft components and systems used in commercial and military aircraft, sent shares of London-listed Meggitt to a fresh record high of 846 pence before closing at 830 pence.

Meggitt shares, which lost nearly 30% in value last year, have gained 77% since the Parker deal was announced last week.

“Meggitt believes Parker’s offer continues to represent an attractive proposition for Meggitt’s shareholders and for its broader stakeholders,” said the company, based in Coventry, central England.

TransDigm’s plans for Meggitt and the potential impact on the company’s employees, pension schemes and customers along with the British government and other regulatory bodies would be considered carefully, the British firm added.

Meggitt employs over 9,000 people in 14 countries across the defence, aerospace and energy sectors.

PARKER’S COMMITMENTS

Parker, which is also based in Ohio, and operates in industrial and aerospace markets, has made a series of commitments to the British government on jobs and security.

Analysts have said that it was unlikely that the government would block Meggitt’s deal with Parker, given the suitor’s proposed safeguards.

U.S.-listed shares of Parker were down 1.2%, while TransDigm was marginally up by 1627 GMT.

TransDigm’s move marks the latest interest from a U.S. company for a British defence group. Cobham, which was bought by U.S. private equity firm Advent last year, made a $3.6 billion offer to buy UK-based rival Ultra Electronics (ULE.L) last month, for instance. read more

The Ultra proposal has attracted the attention of the British government.

Takeovers for British companies hit a 14-year high by value in the first seven months of 2021, driven by relatively cheap valuations due in part to the pandemic and Brexit.

UK drugmaker Vectura (VEC.L) is in the middle of a takeover battle between New York-based tobacco giant Philip Morris and Washington-based private equity firm Carlyle. read more

Global M&A hit $3.6 trillion so far this year, an all-time year-to-date high, with the United States driving activity, according to data provider Refinitiv.

($1 = 0.7214 pounds)

Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka and Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Pravin Char

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.



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Mark White is the editor of the ProcurementNation, a Media Outlet covering supply chain and logistics issues. He joined The New York Times in 2007 as an commodities reporter, and most recently served as foreign-exchange editor in New York.

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