Glencore Xstrata buys Caracal for $1.35 billion
Teresa Matich - April 15th, 2014
Bloomberg reported that Glencore Xstrata (LSE:GLEN) has purchased Caracal Energy Inc. (LSE:CRCL) for roughly $1.35 billion. Glencore hopes to gain oil and gas assets in central Africa, as Caracal is focused in Chad.
Bloomberg reported that Glencore Xstrata (LSE:GLEN) has purchased Caracal Energy Inc. (LSE:CRCL) for roughly $1.35 billion. Glencore hopes to gain oil and gas assets in central Africa, as Caracal is focused in Chad.
As quoted in the publication:
The offer of 550 pence ($9.20) a share is a 61 percent premium to the closing price of Caracal shares on April 11, Baar, Switzerland-based Glencore said today in a statement. Caracal sharessurged as much as 60 percent in London trading to 547 pence, the highest on record.