BHP’s $60 Billion Takeover Bid for Mining Rival Anglo American Rejected

Anglo American’s board unanimously rejected BHP’s £31.1 billion (A$59.5 billion) all-share offer, citing that the proposal is “opportunistic and fails to value Anglo American’s prospects.” BHP’s unsolicited, non-binding, and highly conditional combination offer requires Anglo American to complete two separate demergers of its entire shareholdings in subsidaries Anglo American Platinum and Kumba Iron Ore to Anglo American shareholders. Anglo American said the proposal would significantly dilute the value of upside participation of its shareholders relative to BHP’s shareholders. Upside participation measures how much an investment’s value increases when the market or asset it’s tied to goes up....