加拿大矿业集团提高对本国对手收购出价
Inco raises Falconbridge offer
在市场预计斯特拉塔(Xstrata)将提出竞争性出价的情况下，加拿大国际镍业(Inco)对本国同行鹰桥公司(Falconbridge)的协议出价已从170亿加元提高至196亿加元(合176亿美元)。
Inco has raised its agreed offer for fellow Canadian miner Falconbridge from C$$17bn to C$19.6bn ($17.6bn) amid speculation that Xstrata will launch a rival bid.
同时，国际镍业(Inco)和鹰桥还将此笔交易的交易中止费从3.2亿美元提高到4.5亿美元——这是一种防范措施，将增大竞争性出价者破坏此笔交易的难度。双方的交易将缔造全球最大的镍矿企业。
Inco and Falconbridge have also increased the break fee on their deal to create the world’s largest nickel miner from $320m to $450m – a defensive move that would make it harder for a rival bidder to disrupt the deal.
国际镍业(Inco)董事长兼首席执行官斯科特·汉德(Scott Hand)表示，该公司上调了出价，以反映金属价格的不断上涨。在当前大宗商品繁荣之际，矿业公司的估值有了大幅度提高。
Scott Hand, chairman and chief executive of Inco, said his company’s offer had been raised to reflect rising metal prices. Valuations of mining companies have soared in the current commodities boom.