Deals
Canadian Nickel Miner Still Wants BHP Takeover, Shunning Forrest
- Noront says deal doesn’t require support from Forrest’s Wyloo
- BHP’s cash offer from July valued Noront at $254 million
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A small Canadian nickel miner reiterated support for takeover by BHP Group after its largest shareholder, Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest, tried snubbing the deal.
Noront Resources Ltd. said Friday in a statement that its board continues to recommend that shareholders accept BHP’s cash offer that values the company at C$325 million ($254 million), a day after Forrest’s Wyloo Metals Pty Ltd. said it wouldn’t sell its shares to the world’s largest miner. Wyloo Metals, which owns about 25% of Noront and holds a convertible loan that could lift its control to 37%, said it would consider making a superior offer.