Delancey in £194m deal to take over Minerva
Shares in property group Minerva soared yesterday after it accepted a £194m takeover bid - the third offer for the company in the last three years.
Minerva, which owns office blocks in the City of London and upmarket apartments around Hyde Park, struck a deal with a consortium led by Delancey, the property investor run by Jamie Ritblat.
The 120.5p a share bid was 21.4% higher than Wednesday's closing price of 99.25p and shares rose 14% to 113.25p.
Minerva saw off a 160p a share offer from Dubai-based Limitless in 2008 and last year defeated a 50p bid from South African businessman Nathan Kirsch, who owns 30% of the company.
There are signs the London property market is picking up. London & Stamford (up 0.1p to 131p) said income jumped 160% to £41.8m last year and raised the dividend 43% to 6.3p a share.
However, profits fell from £106.1m to £43.3m.
Helical Bar (up 1.9p to 259.6p) said rents rose 19% last year to £17.8m, although it slumped to an annual loss of £6.3m.
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