Carlyle Investment Backs Away From Signature Aviation Offer
Thu, 18th Feb 2021 17:43
(Alliance News) - Carlyle Investment Management LLC on Thursday said that, after careful consideration , it does not plan to make a firm takeover offer for Signature Aviation PLC.
Earlier in February, Signature recommended an offer by newly formed acquisition vehicle Brown Bidco Ltd, which consists of US-based private equity firm Blackstone and former suitor Global Infrastructure Partners. The consortium also includes Cascade Investment LLC, a fund which manages Bill Gates s investments.
Back in January, GIP fought off interest from Blackstone, which had secured the backing of Cascade, to acquire Signature for USD4.63 billion.
OFFEROR: Caesars UK Holdings Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc.) Rule 2.6 deadline: N/A Disclosure of dealings and positions in this offeror is not required Notes: 1. Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the Code ) sets out the circumstances in which Dealing Disclosures and/or Opening Position Disclosures are required to be made by the parties to an offer, persons acting in concert with them, persons with an interest in relevant securities of 1% or more and exempt principal traders ( EPTs ) connected with the parties to an offer. 2. Where an offeror is marked Disclosure of dealings and positions in this offeror is not required , dealings and positions in relevant securities of that offeror are not required to be disclosed under Rule 8. This is either because it has been announced that the offer or possible offer is, or is likely to be,