Veolia unveiled on Wednesday an improved offer to buy from Engie its 29.9% stake in its competitor Suez, now offering 18 euros per share, or nearly 3.4 billion, against 2.9 billion previously (15.50 euros per share). action), and indicated looking for a compromise.
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The water and environment giant indeed offers Suez a period of discussions of six months "
to seek the common bases of an agreement
" and undertakes during this period not to file "
a public offer relating to 70.1% of the capital of Suez only on condition that it is friendly,
”he said in a press release.