Thursday, July 14, 2011

Philippines' ICTSI says studying options on Portek takeover bid

The Philippines’ International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) (ICT.PS) said on Thursday it was studying its options on its takeover bid for Singapore’s Portek International (PKIL.SI).

Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co (8031.T) said on Wednesday it had an agreement to acquire majority control of Portek after launching a $221 million bid for the port operator, offering a higher price than that of ICTSI.
 
Shares of ICTSI were up 1.2% in mid session on Thursday, outpacing a gain of 0.3% in the broader market index <.PSI>.
 

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