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Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority approves Suez Cement’s Tourah Portland Cement acquisition
19 October 2020Egypt: The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has approved HeidelbergCement and Simon France subsidiary Suez Cement’s mandatory tender offer (MTO) for acquisition of a 100% stake in Egyptian Tourah Portland Cement for US$32.7m. Daily News Egypt has reported that the FRA also approved a change to Suez Cement’s ownership, with HeidelbergCement France acquiring a 33% stake in the company.
Suez Cement appoints Grant Thornton Financial Consulting as financial advisor ahead of share evaluation
07 October 2020Egypt: Suez Cement has approved the appointment of Grant Thornton Financial Consulting as a financial advisor as it prepares for a fair value study of its shares. This follows a desire expressed by Heidelberg Cement France, the parent company of Simon France. which directly and indirectly owns 55% of Suez Cement shares, for the submission of a bid to fully buy the company’s shares, according to the Daily News Egypt newspaper. In late September 2020 Suez Cement approved the launch of a tender offer to acquire a 100% stake in its subsidiary, Egyptian Tourah Portland Cement.