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Lonrho agrees bumper takeover deal with Swiss billionaire

Wed, 15th May 2013 09:27

Africa-focused mini-conglomerate Lonrho has agreed terms for its takeover almost double its opening market value.Lonrho's board has agreed to a cash offer from a company owned by Swiss billionaire Thomas Schmidheiny and hedge fund manager Rainer-Marc Frey.Shareholders in fully listed Lonrho will receive 10.25p cash per share, which is a premium of 97.1% to the closing price of 5.2p May 14 2013, and a premium of 38.2% to the company's average price for the previous six months.The deal values Lonrho's fully diluted share capital at close to £174.5m, assuming the exercising of all outstanding in-the-money options, Lonrho long-term incentive plan awards and warrants.The board of directors, which own 0.28% of the company's shares and are being advised by broker Jefferies, intend to recommend the deal to shareholders and said they will vote in favour of the deal, while also reporting that other major investors who own 17.74% of the shares have agreed to do the same. Shares in Lonrho were up 89.04% at 9.83p at 09:51 on Wednesday.OH
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7 Nov 2011 12:22

Lonrho growth hampered by bureaucracy

Lonrho, the Africa focused investment firm, saw a strong rise in revenues and profits but left the market wanting more. During the half year, the firm generated revenues of £81.4m, compared to £60.5m for the same period the previous year. On a like-for-like basis, revenues were up 35%. Profit bef

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7 Nov 2011 09:19

Monday broker update: Smith&Nephew, IAG, Tate&Lyle -UPDATE

Taylor Wimpey: Peel Hunt keeps at sell. XChanging: Peel Hunt stay at sell. Tullet Prebon: Singer Capital keeps at buy. Bovis Homes: Panmure Gordon stays at hold. Rotork: Panmure Gordon upgrades to buy from hold. Lonrho: Panmure Gordon keeps at buy. Hammerson: Panmure Gordon keeps at buy. Smi

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4 Oct 2011 09:40

Lonrho looks to cash in on Mozambique growth

Lonrho, the Africa focused investment firm, has bought an 80% stake in a site in Mozambique which it believes could become a strategically important hotel and office complex. The first phase of the project in Beira, on Mozambique's east coast, will see an existing property redeveloped into a brande

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18 Aug 2011 14:49

Lonrho to manage new Ghanaian port

Lonrho Ports will be the sole developer and manager of a new oil logstics port in Western Ghana, Lonrho announced on Thursday. Shares in Lonrho, the Africa-focused investment company, rose 3.33% to 15.50p at 14.45pm. Lonrho Ports signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ghanaian government's

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27 Jul 2011 07:17

Lonrho bunks up with easyHotel in Africa

Lonrho subsidiary, Lonrho Budget Hotels, has signed a 20 year master franchise agreement (MFA) with easyHotel to open and operate an easyHotel network across Africa. The news comes as African holding company Lonrho reports a 19.1% increase in revenue for the third quarter on a like-for-like basis.

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25 Jul 2011 06:52

Monday newspaper round-up: Tax cuts, Lloyds, insolvencies

George Osborne has promised to cut "very high" tax rates this autumn to try to head off a row over poor growth figures and warnings from cabinet colleagues that the economy faces the biggest challenges for decades. Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, warned yesterday that "the [economic] icebergs

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24 May 2011 06:25

Tuesday tips round-up: Stobart, Vectura, Mitie

Yesterday, the logistics group Stobart issued full-year figures, with pre-tax profits falling short of market hopes. But the share price rose as the focus turned to the confident outlook statement. Moreover, the stock is down more than 20% since the recent February peak. That, unsurprisingly, has hi

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5 May 2011 11:08

Lonrho revenues up, but new businesses start slowly

African conglomerate Lonhro reported good growth across its operations in the second quarter, but it said some growth businesses have had a slow start and the shares fell. Sales in the three months to 31 March were up by 37% from the same period a year ago at £33.5m. At the agribusiness, turnover

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23 Mar 2011 06:54

Wednesday tips round-up: Cairn Energy, Xaar...

Cairn Energy moved to a pre-tax profit of $577m (£352m) last year, against a small loss in 2009. Cairn also reported progress in Greenland, where it is conducting a widely watched exploration campaign. The group said the offshore-Greenland programme has "the potential for transformational growth".

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11 Feb 2011 13:14

Lonrho expands in camp services

AIM-quoted Lonrho is acquiring camp services provider AFEX for $3m plus performance-related deferred consideration of up to $7m. The deferred payment is based on 1.8 times EBITDA over the next two years. In 2009, AFEX made a pre-tax profit of $1.57m on revenues of $15.9m. House broker Panmure Gord

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4 Feb 2011 06:48

Friday tips round-up: Unilever, Compass, GlaxoSmithKline...

Views on consumer giant Unilever vary. The bulls say that the company's strong brands offer an ideal way into emerging markets. The bears yesterday were worrying about margins. The markets that Unilever occupies are fiercely competitive, and the cost of the commodities it needs are rocketing. As o

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3 Feb 2011 11:00

Small caps round-up: Acal, Avation, Lonrho...

European technology group Acal's like-for-like sales have increased by 17% since September, driven by strong growth in its core electronics division. "Assuming no deterioration from current levels, we expect full year results to be ahead of our previous expectations," the group said. Profits at

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6 Dec 2010 15:37

Small caps round-up: IPSA, Lonrho, Speymill

Shares in IPSA fell by a quarter after the Southern Africa-focused power generation group said that Sasol Gas, the South African gas producer and supplier, is suing IPSA's subsidiary Newcastle Cogeneration, for about £4m. IPSA said the sum relates to penalties incurred as a result of a plant not ru

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2 Nov 2010 16:36

London close: More gains for Footsie after well-received results

A strong performance on Wall Street ahead of the US Federal Reserve's decision on whether to increase monetary stimulus measures - not to mention the mid-term election - helped sustain good gains in London. Sentiment here was buoyed by well-received results from some big names. Beleaguered oil gia

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2 Nov 2010 14:26

London afternoon: Footsie consolidates gains

Footsie moved sideways over the lunch time session, as investors digested a busy morning of big company announcements. Beleaguered oil giant BP comfortably beat third quarter profit forecasts though it has had to take an additional $7.7bn charge in respect of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The marke

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