The cash offer, which is being unanimously recommended by the BBGI board and management to shareholders, will see Boswell pay 147.5p per BBGI share, valuing the trust at more than £1bn on a fully diluted basis. BBGI said the price represents a 21.1% premium to the 5 February closing price of 121.8p and a 20.1% premium to the three-month volume weighted average price of 122.9p. Over 90% of UK investment trusts ended 2024 on a discount Additionally, the trust noted the cash offer values BBGI at a 3.4% premium to its net asset value. According to data from the Association of Investmen...
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