-- Intertek集团（ITRK.L）再次拒绝了瑞典私募股权巨头EQT（EQT.ST）最新修订的收购要约，称这项主动提出的有条件收购要约“严重低估”了公司及其未来前景。 消息公布后，Intertek股价周五中午在伦敦下跌3%，而EQT股价在斯德哥尔摩下跌不到1%。 根据周五发布的消息，EQT通过其EQT X EUR SCSp和EQT X USD SCSp基金提交了一份更优厚的收购方案，拟以每股58英镑的现金收购这家总部位于英国的质量保证服务提供商。此前，Intertek董事会“一致且明确地”拒绝了EQT此前提出的每股54英镑和51.50英镑的收购要约。 Intertek表示，其董事会“仔细审查”了进一步改进的意向性报价，并得出结论：该报价未能反映集团的价值，且存在相当大的执行风险。 Intertek表示：“董事会仍然坚信，4月14日宣布的战略评估——旨在评估通过出售或分拆的方式将Intertek能源与基础设施业务从Intertek测试与认证业务中剥离——将为Intertek股东带来巨大的价值创造机会。此次战略评估和剥离工作能够得到妥善管理，以最大限度地为股东创造价值，并最大限度地减少价值流失。” 关于战略评估，Intertek补充道，公司将优先考虑以出售为导向的流程，并指出其能源和基础设施业务已经引起了潜在买家的兴趣。 与此同时，知情人士向彭博新闻透露，Intertek的多位主要股东，包括PineStone Asset Management，在最新一次收购要约遭到拒绝后，呼吁该公司与EQT展开公开谈判。据报道，一些投资者还希望EQT能将报价提高到每股60英镑，而Intertek可能更愿意考虑这一价格。
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