Thursday, May 10, 2007

Babcock Agrees to Buy Alinta for $6.5 Billion, Beating Macquarie Bank Bid

(Bloomberg) -- Babcock & Brown Ltd. and Singapore Power Ltd. won a takeover battle for Alinta Ltd., Australia's biggest energy transmission company, with a A$7.9 billion ($6.5 billion) bid, edging out a rival offer from Macquarie Bank Ltd.

The offer valued at A$16.06 a share is more than A$1 higher than a previously agreed bid, Perth-based Alinta, said in a statement today.


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