Recasts with Bloomberg Information report Dec 16 (Reuters)
Recasts with Bloomberg Information report
Dec 16 (Reuters) – Canadian pot producer Aphria APHA.TO, APHA.O and rival Tilray Inc TLRY.O have agreed to mix their operations, Bloomberg Information reported on Wednesday.
The all-stock deal will create a brand new firm with an fairness worth of about C$4.eight billion ($3.77 billion), the report mentioned, citing a press release from the businesses and interviews of the heads of Aphria and Tilray.
Aphria can pay a 23% premium to Tilray inventory’s final closing value on Tuesday and its shareholders will personal 62% of Tilray’s inventory below the phrases of the deal, Bloomberg Information sassist. (https://bloom.bg/3qXXvjs)
The brand new firm will commerce below Tilray’s ticker on the Nasdaq.
Each the businesses didn’t reply to Reuters requests for remark.
Canadian enterprise information community BNN Bloomberg had earlier reported that the businesses have been in superior merger talks.
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