Bidding War for TPC Group (TPCG) May Have Just Begun
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Is a battle for TPC Group (Nasdaq: TPCG) starting?
Recently, the company received a bid of $45 per share from the likes of SK Capital and First Reserve. However, with shares trading nearly 3 percent higher from that level and the stock at a 70 percent discount to sales, Bloomberg thinks a bidding war might happen.
Large holder Sandell Asset Management thinks so. The firm said TPC should hold an auction to allow Innospec (Nasdaq: IOSP) a chance to submit another counter offer for the company. Innospec -- working with Blackstone (NYSE: BX) -- may need to put a $47.50 per share bid in for any sort of interest to be drawn.
TPC produces butadiene, which is used in making tires, footwear, and more. Key competitors include LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A), and Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM).
Shares are trading higher under the assumption that Innospec will pay more because it and TPC have "real synergies" and cost-cutting opportunities. Innospec could cut costs by rolling TPC's raw material production into its overall operations.
Revs at TPC should rise from $2.3 billion in FY12, up to $4.1 billion or more by FY15, making it even more attractive to potential suitors. One Eagle Asset Management manager said TPC might draw as much as $50 per share.
TPC is trading flat early Wednesday.
Recently, the company received a bid of $45 per share from the likes of SK Capital and First Reserve. However, with shares trading nearly 3 percent higher from that level and the stock at a 70 percent discount to sales, Bloomberg thinks a bidding war might happen.
Large holder Sandell Asset Management thinks so. The firm said TPC should hold an auction to allow Innospec (Nasdaq: IOSP) a chance to submit another counter offer for the company. Innospec -- working with Blackstone (NYSE: BX) -- may need to put a $47.50 per share bid in for any sort of interest to be drawn.
TPC produces butadiene, which is used in making tires, footwear, and more. Key competitors include LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A), and Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM).
Shares are trading higher under the assumption that Innospec will pay more because it and TPC have "real synergies" and cost-cutting opportunities. Innospec could cut costs by rolling TPC's raw material production into its overall operations.
Revs at TPC should rise from $2.3 billion in FY12, up to $4.1 billion or more by FY15, making it even more attractive to potential suitors. One Eagle Asset Management manager said TPC might draw as much as $50 per share.
TPC is trading flat early Wednesday.
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