The last rounds had not been stingy with low blows.
They announced a stormy outcome.
The fight ended with an undisputed knockout.
Bouygues, which was given the winner from the start of the sales process by Engie, held its rank as favorite.
An Engie board of directors decided on Friday November 5 to open exclusive negotiations with the group chaired by Martin Bouygues with a view to the sale of Equans for a valuation of 7.1 billion euros.
A very high price, since the seller had let filter by launching the process that he hoped for
"between 5 and 6 billion euros"
.
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Unsuccessful candidates do not contest victory.
“Bouygues wanted Equans.
They paid the price, ”
observes, a little annoyed, one of them.
It is rumored that the Bain investment fund would have been 300 million euros below the Bouygues offer.
And that the gap would be even greater with Eiffage, which was undoubtedly a little financially limited compared to its two competitors.
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