SeaDrill’s Smedvig bid thwarted

摘要

SeaDrill’s bid to take over Smedvig has been thwarted by a lack of support from Smedvig’s shareholders. Seadrill had been looking to establish whether or not it was possible to gather pre-acceptances for a voluntary offer from one third of the capital or votes in Smedvig at an offer price of NKr 201 (US 30.49) per Smedvig class A share.