Kraft Chief Executive Officer Irene Rosenfeld had to inject more cash into her bid and drop the number of new shares in the offer to win over Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr and mollify billionaire investor Warren Buffett, the U.S. food company's top shareholder.
The deal would create the world's biggest confectioner, and analysts see little likelihood of a counterbid.
The cash-and-stock agreement, which dealmakers said was struck after all-night negotiations at the London headquarters of investment bank Lazard, values each Cadbury share at 840 pence. Shareholders are also set to get a 10p special dividend, bringing it to a total of 850p.
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ReplyDeleteWow. Too bad for Cadbury. Kraft is known for being all corporate and bland, so I wonder how the company's "culture" will impact Cadbury.
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