Segro Rejects Prologis’ Opportunistic £12.6B Bid As U.S. Giant Pressures Shareholders
Prologis has gone public with a £12.6B ($16.6B) takeover bid for Segro after the UK logistics landlord rejected a deal that would rank among the largest real estate acquisitions in European history.
The world’s biggest logistics REIT revealed that it had approached Segro on 16 June with an all-share proposal valuing the FTSE 100 company at 925p per share, a 24.6% premium to Segro’s closing share price on Tuesday and an equity valuation of roughly £12.6B.
The offer values Segro at roughly its reported net asset value.
Under the proposed terms, Segro shareholders would own approximately 10.5% of the combined company. Prologis, which has a market capitalisation of about…