I dont think a bid is coming, it would of come by now, Sidara did not wait around so much last time, And the fact they backed out last time indicates they are skittish
Sidara probably pitched a lowball offer, Wood likely countered with a higher ask and asked Sidara to wait for the Deloitte review to justify the higher ask.
Reeves Mini Budget and UK outlook24 Mar 2025 09:25
Im sittin on a small loss for my JD position and thinking of selling out the atmosphere for UK is so gloomy , the NI rises are yet to hit and im feeling like Reeves mini budget is going to tank UK stocks and economy even more
Assuming 692 million shares in issue and 600 million needed to stabilize Wood in the near term and the 2.30 bid from last time which it seems Sidara was uncomfortable with it does appear a bid of around £1.00-£1.30 is likely.
A few of my other UK stocks seemingly dumped into the close, alot of selling on London Stock Exchange today, so I would expect that explains part of the WG. sell off.
even if Sidara walks and share price drops to 25p surely thats too cheap, and we had the buffoon from Jefferies putting a 50p price target
Given that alot of due diligence would of been done last year by Sidara it makes no sense why talks this time would be stretched out right until the deadline. The only conclusion I can come to is Sidara are pitching lowball offers and/or BOD dont want to sell the company
Indeed if Sidara have so much cash why not just offer 1.80 or even 2.00 and seal it, if they value Wood so much why play hard ball for a , say, 0.50 difference in share price
Are they willing to risk a deal for the sake of a ~400 million difference in buy price