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UK’s Crest Nicholson says Bellway’s revised proposal undervalues group

Published by Uma Rajagopal

Posted on June 14, 2024

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· Last updated: January 30, 2026

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UK’s Crest Nicholson says Bellway’s revised proposal undervalues group (Reuters) – British homebuilder Crest Nicholson said on Friday it rejected a 650 million pound ($828.04 million) revised unsolicited proposal from rival Bellway, saying that the deal “significantly undervalued” the group. Bellway on Thursday made public the revised all-share bid it proposed on May 7 to […]

UK’s Crest Nicholson says Bellway’s revised proposal undervalues group

(Reuters) – British homebuilder Crest Nicholson said on Friday it rejected a 650 million pound ($828.04 million) revised unsolicited proposal from rival Bellway, saying that the deal “significantly undervalued” the group.

Bellway on Thursday made public the revised all-share bid it proposed on May 7 to buy Crest Nicholson, after the initial proposal too was rejected.

($1 = 0.7850 pounds)

(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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