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Thoughts on Costa Group (CGC) after recent news?

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Thoughts on Costa Group (CGC) after recent news?

Hi there, I have read the recent annoucement from Costa indicating a non-binding offer from PSP of $3.20 per share. Hard question but would you be holding these in anticipation, given the previous $3.50 (pre-downgrade) PSP offer, or looking to offload. Thanks!

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Hi Campbell,

Paine Schwartz reduced its bid for CGC by 30c to $3.20 on Monday following two months of due diligence and taking into account CGC’s weaker profit outlook, including a  $30 million hit from adverse weather conditions – with El Nino (a brutal hot summer) now forecast, we question if this will improve.

Following board approval by CGC the stock is now trading -3.5% below the “best & final” offer, which, even after their lower bid, represents a price close to the stock’s 2-year high. Our view post the announcement hasn’t changed:

  • We believe the bid will go ahead with a clearly keen buyer and an engaged seller.
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