Evonik rejects $11.7 billion BASF takeover bid, FT reports
Evonik rejects $11.7 billion BASF takeover bid, FT reports Sept 28 (Reuters) - Evonik EVKn.DE has rejected a €10.3 billion ($11.7 billion) takeover bid from BASF BASFn.DE for being too low to warrant formal negotiations or to allow its competitor to carry out due diligence, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
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(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Barcelona
Editing by David Goodman
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