Suez Seeks $61 Million Daily Fine Until Veolia Withdraws Bid

  • Companies battle again at Nanterre Commercial Court hearing
  • Veolia: Suez misled judges to get ruling to block offer
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Suez SA asked French judges to impose a daily fine of 50 million euros ($61 million) if Veolia Environnement SA doesn’t withdraw its hostile takeover offer.

Suez lawyer Bruno Cavalié told a court outside Paris Tuesday that Veolia deliberately ignored a ruling from last week that ordered the company to temporarily hold off on any takeover bid that didn’t have the approval of Suez’s board.