Blackstone raises buyout offer for Britain’s St. Modwen Properties to $1.75 billion

Private equity firm Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Group has sweetened its buyout offer for St. Modwen Properties to 1.25 billion pounds ($1.75 billion), the companies said on Thursday, adding that the London-listed firm was backing the latest proposal.

The 560 pence per share cash offer for St. Modwen is the final offer, the companies said, adding that Blackstone could make another proposal if another suitor for St. Modwen emerged.

Last month, Blackstone put forward a 542 pence per share takeover proposal, after the U.S.-based company had made a series of overtures to the British real estate developer.

The latest offer is at a premium of about 25% to St. Modwen’s closing price the day before the first offer was made in May. The company builds homes, owns and manages several industrial and logistics assets in Britain.

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