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Clayton Utz advises Sundance on sweetened bid
Clayton Utz is advising iron ore exploration company Sundance Resources as it considers Chinese company Hanlong Resources' sweetened takeover bid.
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CLAYTON Utz is advising ASX-listed iron ore exploration company Sundance Resources as it considers privately held Chinese company Hanlong Resources' sweetened bid to acquire the company.
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The board of Sundance has backed an improved take-over offer from the Chinese conglomerate, which values the Central Africa-focused iron ore developer at $1.65 billion.
Sundance this week requested a trading halt to provide the market with an update on the 50c-a-share offer that the ASX-listed company had previously rejected as being too low.
The new 57 cents-per-share offer comes at 42.5 per cent premium to Sundance's last close.
Under the proposal, Hanlong - Sundance Resources' major shareholder - proposes to acquire the remaining shares in Sundance via a scheme of arrangement, at a price of A$0.57 cash per Sundance share attributing an approximate A$1.65 billion value.
Clayton Utz Perth corporate and M&A partner Mark Paganin is the firm's lead partner on the deal, with support from senior associate Kate Casellas.
