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Xansa - 130p bid from French IT Group

September 2007

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  • Epic Code:
  • XAN
  • Price:
  • 130p
Xansa surged by more than 70% after the company announced an agreed cash offer from French IT firm Groupe Steria. The offer at 130p a share values Xansa at £472m. Xansa's low-cost outsourcing facility in India is a valuable and rare asset and Steria is clearly paying full price for it although it expects to generate significant synergies (estimated at Eu24m) from combining the two businesses. The deal values Xansa on a FY07 PE of 25.6x and therefore looks a knockout bid and a level at which most private equity bidders are not going to compete. Tipped at 36p in October ‘02, accept the offer. Gain: 261%. ...

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