General cash offer

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General cash offer

A public offering made to investors at large.

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With regulatory approvals now received from MOFCOM and the European Commission on its proposed voluntary general cash offer for NOL as announced on 7 December 2015 (Offer), CMA CGM expects to announce the Offer by June 2, 2016 (before 7 a.

France : CMA CGMs proposed acquisition of NOL cleared by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)

In a much-anticipated move, CMA CGM announced a pre-conditional voluntary general cash offer for Neptune Orient Lines (NOL).

Consolidation continues on the high seas

However, they must use the general cash offer when they go public and list their shares on the ASE.

In contrast to general cash offers, in rights issues the new shares are acquired by existing shareholders.

While prior studies, relying on US data, have shown that announcements of general cash offers are associated with a significant price reduction of 3%, on average, of the firms' outstanding common stock, the evidence regarding rights issues is mixed.

There is a key difference between the studies on general cash offers and those on rights issues.

Shareholder wealth effects of equity issues in emerging markets: evidence from rights offerings in Greece