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Arun George

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<li>The Connect consortium will offer A$5.00 cash per share, an 11.1% premium to the Morrison &amp; Co indicative offer of A$4.50.</li>
<li>Brookfield has joined Morrison &amp; Co as joint bidders. This development suggests another round of bids for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uniti-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29042:1" rel="noopener">Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU)</a>.</li>
<li>The A$5m fee to break the Morrison/Brookfield exclusivity pales in comparison to Connect consortium’s A$340m premium to the Morrison/Brookfield offer. Expect Connect consortium to secure due diligence access. </li>
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The Connect consortium will offer A$5.00 cash per share, an 11.1% premium to the Morrison &amp; Co indicative offer of A$4.50.
Brookfield has joined Morrison &amp; Co as joint bidders. This development suggests another round of bids for Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU).
The A$5m fee to break the Morrison/Brookfield exclusivity pales in comparison to Connect consortium’s A$340m premium to the Morrison/Brookfield offer. Expect Connect consortium to secure due diligence access. 


Uniti’s Indicative Bid from Connect Consortium to Set off a Bidding War?

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Buying 13.5% below Morrison &amp; Co's Offer terms last week for Aussie broadband player <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uniti-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29042:1" rel="noopener">Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU)</a> was the right call as a new (indicative, non-binding) proposal emerges.</li>
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Macquarie Asset Management's Real Assets division and Public Sector Pension Investment Board are offering to acquire Uniti for $5.00/share, via a Scheme of Arrangement, an 11% premium to Morrison's tilt. </li>
<li>The Board of Uniti is currently considering the new proposal.  Morrison's four-week exclusivity period kicked off last Friday. </li>
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Buying 13.5% below Morrison &amp; Co's Offer terms last week for Aussie broadband player Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU) was the right call as a new (indicative, non-binding) proposal emerges.

Macquarie Asset Management's Real Assets division and Public Sector Pension Investment Board are offering to acquire Uniti for $5.00/share, via a Scheme of Arrangement, an 11% premium to Morrison's tilt. 
The Board of Uniti is currently considering the new proposal.  Morrison's four-week exclusivity period kicked off last Friday. 


Uniti (UWL): Competitive Bidding Situation As Macquarie/PSP Proposal Emerges

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<li>Morrison &amp; Co will offer A$4.50 cash per share, a 42.9% premium to the unaffected price of A$3.15 (on 13 March).</li>
<li>We think that the Morrison offer is attractive in the context of historical multiples and share prices. At last close, the gross spread is 12.2%.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uniti-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29042:1" rel="noopener">Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU)</a> flagged in January that it had received takeover approaches from more than one party. Consequently, the Morrison offer could force out other bidders. </li>
</ul>


Morrison &amp; Co will offer A$4.50 cash per share, a 42.9% premium to the unaffected price of A$3.15 (on 13 March).
We think that the Morrison offer is attractive in the context of historical multiples and share prices. At last close, the gross spread is 12.2%.

Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU) flagged in January that it had received takeover approaches from more than one party. Consequently, the Morrison offer could force out other bidders. 


Uniti’s A$4.50 Indicative Bid from Morrison & Co

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<li>BGH has filed an <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02482688_PS-2A1354502?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">application</a> with the Takeover Panel over, inter alia, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/virtus-health-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14776:1" rel="noopener">Virtus Health (VRT AU)</a> granting exclusivity to CapVest.</li>
<li>This application is similar in nature to the one filed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apa-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18658:1" rel="noopener">APA Group (APA AU)</a> last year after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ausnet-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10293:1" rel="noopener">AusNet Services (AST AU)</a> granted Brookfield exclusivity in a competitive bidding stoush.</li>
<li>Virtus is currently trading at a gross spread of ~5.0% to the Scheme price, 3.6% to the Alternative Offer, and 1.8% above BGH's terms. </li>
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BGH has filed an application with the Takeover Panel over, inter alia, Virtus Health (VRT AU) granting exclusivity to CapVest.
This application is similar in nature to the one filed by APA Group (APA AU) last year after AusNet Services (AST AU) granted Brookfield exclusivity in a competitive bidding stoush.
Virtus is currently trading at a gross spread of ~5.0% to the Scheme price, 3.6% to the Alternative Offer, and 1.8% above BGH's terms. 


BGH Lodges Application With The Takeovers Panel Over CapVest's Bid for Virtus

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ausnet-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10293:1" rel="noopener">AusNet Services (AST AU)</a>'s Scheme Booklet is now <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02467964-3A583994?access_token=83ff96335c2d45a094df02a206a39ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out</a>. The Offer Price is A$2.6025/share. The FY22 interim dividend of $0.0475/share has already been netted.</li>
<li>The Scheme Meeting will be held on the 28 January.  The Independent Expert has concluded the Offer is fair and reasonable.</li>
<li>The Offer price implies an EV/R&amp;CAB multiple of 1.61x and an FY22E EV/EBITDA multiple of 15.3x. The Offer consideration is at a life-time high.</li>
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AusNet Services (AST AU)'s Scheme Booklet is now out. The Offer Price is A$2.6025/share. The FY22 interim dividend of $0.0475/share has already been netted.
The Scheme Meeting will be held on the 28 January.  The Independent Expert has concluded the Offer is fair and reasonable.
The Offer price implies an EV/R&amp;CAB multiple of 1.61x and an FY22E EV/EBITDA multiple of 15.3x. The Offer consideration is at a life-time high.


AusNet (AST AU): Scheme Booklet Out. Meeting on 28 January

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Uniti’s Indicative Bid from Connect Consortium to Set off a Bidding War?

The Connect consortium will offer A$5.00, an 11.1% premium to the Morrison & Co indicative offer of A$4.50. Expect a bidding war. At last close,...

Arun George

Uniti (UWL): Competitive Bidding Situation As Macquarie/PSP Proposal Emerges

Trading ~7% below MAM/PSP's indicative terms - and 4% above Morrison's proposal. I'd still be a buyer of Uniti around here.

David Blennerhassett

Uniti’s A$4.50 Indicative Bid from Morrison & Co

Morrison & Co will offer A$4.50, a 42.9% premium to the unaffected price. Other bidders may surface as Uniti flagged in January that it had...

Arun George

BGH Lodges Application With The Takeovers Panel Over CapVest's Bid for Virtus

Both proposals (BGH and CapVest's) are indicative - for now. Trading at a gross spread of ~5.0% to the Scheme price, 3.6% to the Alternative Offer,...

David Blennerhassett

AusNet (AST AU): Scheme Booklet Out. Meeting on 28 January

Trading relatively tight at gross/annualised spread of 2.7%/17%, assuming late March completion. But this appears a done deal.

David Blennerhassett

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