21 October 2014

SHV and Nutreco announce a recommended cash offer of EUR 2.7 billion for Nutreco

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek advises Dutch animal food supplier Nutreco in relation to a recommended EUR 2.7 billion public offer by SHV Holdings for Nutreco.

Nutreco and SHV have jointly announced that SHV Holdings intends to make a recommended public offer to acquire all outstanding shares in the capital of Nutreco at a cash offer price of EUR 40.00 per share. This offer values 100% of the outstanding Nutreco shares at approximately EUR 2.7 billion. The offer price represents a premium of 42% to the closing price on Friday 17 October 2014. ​SHV Holdings will finance the intended bid with cash from its own available resources.

The offer memorandum is expected to be published in the last quarter of 2014.

Lead partner: Bernard Roelvink
Team: Willem Bijveld, Jean Schoonbrood, Paul Sleurink, Mats Cornelisse, Evert-Jan Henrichs, Barbara van Duren-Kloppert