IDB Group To Sell 49.9% Stake In Clal Industries To Access Industries
20 May 2012 - 7:49PM
Dow Jones News
IDB Development Corp. Ltd. said Sunday it has agreed to sell
49.9% of its 60.5% stake in Clal Industries and Investments Ltd.
(CII.TV) to Access Industries in an all-cash deal that values all
of CII at $665 million.
Under terms of the deal, IDB will receive 16.19 Israeli shekels
($4.23) per share in cash and is a 15.6% premium based on a
three-month average closing price for the shares.
After the closing of the deal, current CII Co-Chief Executive
Avi Fischer will serve as CII's executive chairman.
CII is a leading Israeli investment company with investments in
various industries. Access Industries is a privately held
industrial group based in the U.S.