
据英国《泰晤士报》周六报道,加拿大的Alimentation Couche-Tard(库什塔德)提议以75亿至80亿美元收购美国便利店运营商Cumberland Farms(前身为EG Group)。
报道称,该出价低于Cumberland Farms为计划中的美国IPO设定的90亿美元估值目标。Couche-Tard和Cumberland Farms均未立即回应路透社的置评请求。报道援引知情人士称,Cumberland Farms仍致力于在美国上市。
Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard proposed an offer of $7.5 billion to $8 billion for US convenience store operator Cumberland Farms, formerly known as EG Group, Britain's Times newspaper reported on Saturday.
报道还称,在收到包括基础设施投资商Stonepeak在内的收购意向后,Cumberland Farms推迟了原定的IPO计划。《金融时报》本月初援引知情人士报道称,Cumberland Farms的上市不太可能在2027年之前进行,尽管该公司尚未公开给出时间表。
《泰晤士报》报道称,私募股权公司TDR Capital持有Cumberland Farms 50%的股份,而英国亿万富翁企业家Issa兄弟各持有25%股份。Cumberland Farms在美国和欧洲经营着3200多家便利店和加油站。
Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard The offer would be lower than Cumberland Farms' $9 billion valuation target for a planned US IPO the report said Couche-Tard and Cumberland Farms did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for a comment Cumberland Farms remained committed to a US listing, the report said, citing people close to the company The report also said Cumberland Farms had delayed its planned IPO after receiving takeover interest, including from infrastructure investor Stonepeak A float is unlikely to take place before 2027 for Cumberland, the Financial Times reported earlier this month, citing people, although the company has not publicly given a timeline Private equity firm TDR Capital owns 50% of Cumberland Farms, while British billionaire entrepreneurs, the Issa brothers, each hold 25%, the Times report said Cumberland Farms operates more than 3,200 convenience stores and fuel stations across the US and Europe