It’s all over in Dye & Durham’s two-year-long battle to buy Link Group.
Link Group chief executive Vivek Bhatia.The court refused to approve the scheme and dismissed the proceedings at Link’s 9:15am hearing, saying three precedent conditions including the Woodford matters were not met before their deadline, ahead of the September 30 drop-dead date.Durham’s $4.81 a share offer which pre-dates £356 million worth of potential fines from UK’s Financial Conduct Authority regarding Woodford matters.
Link, this week, knocked back the suitor’s proposal to split the $4.81 a share price into $3.81 upfront and $1 deferred after Link announced the first FCA fine announcement.Durham’s camp had not had any engagement with Link for the last 48 hours including after the FCA added another £50 million to the potential Woodford liability.
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