The Aporia · Curaleaf sweetens Aurora Cannabis takeover offer after past rejection

Curaleaf Holdings Inc. is increasing its takeover bid for Aurora Cannabis Inc., offering US$5 per Aurora share, consisting of 0.4013 Curaleaf shares plus US$1 cash based on Curaleaf’s October 2nd closing price. This new offer comes after Aurora previously rejected a similar proposal from Curaleaf in the summer that was valued at US$4 per Aurora share and included 0.3463 Curaleaf shares plus 75 cents in cash, also based on Curaleaf’s August 10th closing price.

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Curaleaf Holdings Inc., based in Stamford, Connecticut, announced it would sweeten its takeover offer for rival cannabis company Aurora Cannabis Inc. by raising the value to US$5 per Aurora share from a previous offer of US$4 per share. The new bid includes an exchange rate of 0.4013 Curaleaf shares plus US$1 cash, based on Curaleaf’s October 2 closing price. This move comes after Aurora rejected Curaleaf's earlier hostile takeover bid over the summer that offered 0.3463 Curaleaf subordinate voting shares plus $0.75 in cash per Aurora share. Miguel Martin, CEO of Aurora, noted in a statement that his company has not yet received formal materials to conduct a proper evaluation of the new offer and urged shareholders for patience.

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Get weekly money news “Today’s announcement by Curaleaf is not a formal revised bid, and Aurora has not yet received the materials required to conduct a full and proper evaluation,” Miguel Martin, Aurora CEO, says in a news release.

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🔮 Curaleaf Holdings Inc. says it will sweeten the offer it’s made to buy rival pot firm Aurora Cannabis Inc. Stamford, Conn.-based Curaleaf now wants to make an offer valued at US$5 per Aurora share.

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Curaleaf sweetens Aurora Cannabis takeover offer after past rejection · assertive framing

Curaleaf Holdings Inc. says it will sweeten the offer it’s made to buy rival pot firm Aurora Cannabis Inc. Stamford, Conn.-based Curaleaf now wants to make an offer valued at US$5 per Aurora share. asserted

Curaleaf → say → share

The offer will be comprised of 0.4013 Curaleaf shares plus US$1 cash, based on Curaleaf’s Oct. 2 closing share price. asserted

offer → comprise → price

The company says it’s boosting its bid despite Aurora rebuffing its past overtures because Curaleaf wants to signal it’s trying to negotiate in good faith and show it’s worth combining the cannabis businesses. asserted

it → say → businesses

Over the summer, Curaleaf made a bid for the Edmonton-based company that was worth US$4 per Aurora share. asserted

that → make → share

That bid included 0.3463 of a Curaleaf subordinate voting share plus 75 cents US in cash, based on its closing share price on Aug. 10. asserted

bid → include → Aug.

Aurora urged shareholders to reject Curaleaf’s initial hostile takeover bid, saying the offer undervalued Aurora and was not in the best interests of shareholders. asserted

offer → urge → shareholders

Get weekly money news “Today’s announcement by Curaleaf is not a formal revised bid, and Aurora has not yet received the materials required to conduct a full and proper evaluation,” Miguel Martin, Aurora CEO, says in a news release. asserted

Martin → get → release

“While the announcement suggests an intention to address concerns Aurora identified with Curaleaf’s initial Hostile Bid, the Special Committee of independent directors will review any formal revised offer once received with the same rigorous, independent and disciplined process applied previously.” uncertain

Committee → suggest → process

Curaleaf sweetens Aurora Cannabis takeover offer after past rejection

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