{"id":548031,"date":"2022-07-24T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T04:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/07\/24\/let-the-negotiations-over-pachin-begin\/"},"modified":"2022-07-24T04:00:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T04:00:10","slug":"let-the-negotiations-over-pachin-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/07\/24\/let-the-negotiations-over-pachin-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Let the negotiations over Pachin begin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-03\"><\/a> <strong>The board of state-owned, EGX-listed paint maker Paint and Chemicals Industries (Pachin) has rejected Saybad Industrial I<\/strong><strong>nvestment\u2019s <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/be49d19c-306f-4ee9-b6ee-b0dba42a18be\">acquisition bid<\/a><\/strong>, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2022\/7\/Pachin-BoD-Saybad.pdf\">filing to the bourse (pdf)<\/a> on Thursday that it undervalues the company. Saybad earlier this month offered to pay EGP 16.00-16.50 per share to acquire up to 90% of the company, valuing it at EGP 384-396 mn, a price tag that Pachin said \u201cdoes not reflect the true value of the company and its assets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s still a premium:<\/strong> Shares in Pachin were up nearly 2% to EGP 15.92 at the close of trading on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s not over, folks: <\/strong>The company plans to hold talks with the Saybad to negotiate a price that\u2019s more amenable, the statement reads. Pachin will decide on whether to proceed with due diligence on the transaction at the next general assembly meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refresher:<\/strong> Saybad Industrial Investment is an Egyptian outfit consisting of a group of local investors who are active in the paint industry here and across Asia, according to the EGX disclosure. Around 54% of Pachin is currently owned by state-owned companies and banks, making the sale a part of the state\u2019s privatization plans, a source with first-hand knowledge of the transaction told Enterprise <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/492e9b9d-39c5-42a6-9c78-44f514ed32bb\">last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even with the current climate, acquisition targets are feeling lowballed<\/strong>: This is the second rejection by a major listed M&A target in as many days, after Madinet Nasr Housing and Development\u2019s (MNHD) board <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/924be7f7-4920-4a96-a8f3-3bf27cf02099\">last w<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/924be7f7-4920-4a96-a8f3-3bf27cf02099\">eek said<\/a> SODIC\u2019s bid was too low, and asked the company to <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2075d60b-bc11-44a6-b86b-0a960406de38\">substantially raise its offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advisors: <\/strong>Catalyst Partners is acting as Pachin's financial advisor. 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