Perpetual (PPT AU): Shareholders Divided Over Carve Out
Back in December last year, Aussie-listed equities manager Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU) rejected Washington H. Soul Pattinson (SOL AU)'s $3bn all-scrip non-binding indicative proposal.
Yet Soul Patt's proposal was in sync with Perpetual's previously flagged intentions to explore a potential separation of its corporate trust and wealth management businesses, from its asset management business.
Perpetual has now entered a Scheme, to carve out the corporate trust and wealth management businesses to KKR for A$2.175bn. A lack of clarity on net proceeds saw shares rollover.
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