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GFL Environmental社、トロント証券取引所上場のSecure Waste社を46億2000万ドルで買収へ

-- GFLエンバイロメンタル(GFL)は、セキュア・ウェイスト・インフラストラクチャーを64億カナダドル(46億3000万米ドル)で買収することで合意した。この買収により、GFLはカナダ西部における廃棄物管理事業の強化を図るとみられる。 両社は月曜日、GFLがセキュアの株式を1株あたり24.75カナダドルで取得すると発表した。セキュアはカナダ西部とノースダコタ州で廃棄物管理プラットフォームを運営している。この買収価格は、金曜日までの60営業日におけるセキュアの平均株価に対し23%のプレミアムとなる。 GFLは買収対価の20%を現金で、残りを議決権のない普通株式で支払う。 共同声明によると、この取引はセキュア株主の同意、裁判所および規制当局の承認が必要であり、今年後半に完了する見込みだ。 「セキュア社の買収により、当社は認可を受けた廃棄物処理・処分施設からなる非常に補完的なネットワークを獲得し、カナダ西部における事業基盤を強化し、事業規模を大幅に拡大するとともに、お客様に包括的な廃棄物管理サービスを提供できる能力を拡張することができます」と、GFLのパトリック・ドヴィギ最高経営責任者(CEO)は述べました。 セキュア社のミック・ディルガー会長によると、合併後の新会社の株式の16%はセキュア社の株主が保有する見込みです。 共同声明によると、合併完了後、同社の株式はトロント証券取引所から上場廃止となります。ドヴィギCEOは、この買収によりGFLの調整後フリーキャッシュフローが1株当たり12~15%増加すると見込んでいます。 「この買収により、GFLの浮動株加重平均時価総額が増加し、流動性が向上するとともに、将来的に幅広い株価指数への組み入れの可能性が高まります」とドヴィギCEOは述べています。 GFLの株価は月曜日の取引で6.5%下落しました。 「今回の取引により、Secure社の模倣困難なインフラネットワークとGFL社のより広範なプラットフォームが統合され、GFL社がバリューチェーン全体でより多くの廃棄物を回収する能力が強化される」と、Secure社のCEOであるアレン・グランシュ氏は述べた。

Price: $40.03, Change: $-3.03, Percent Change: -7.04%

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