THE canadian Pacific Railway is preparing to make a new, higher bid for Kansas City Southern, in an effort to thwart what all thought was a done deal with its rival the Canadian National Railway, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The board of Canadian Pacific met to authorise an offer of about US$300 a share, or about $27 billion, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with matter. It's possible the railway won't follow through and actually make the bid, the Journal said.
The latest development adds another twist in the two-way race to see which Canadian railway will win Kansas City Southern and, in doing so, unite rail networks that stretch southward through the heart of the US and deep into industrial Mexico.
If successful, Canadian Pacific would get a bit of retribution after Canadian National intervened with a $30 billion offer to top CP's $25 billion bid that set it all in motion back in March.
Canadian Pacific has long held that its plan would provide Kansas City Southern a clearer shot at winning regulatory approval from the US Surface Transportation Board (STB), without requiring big divestitures.
The US railway agreed to the Canadian National deal in May. There's a planned shareholder vote on that combination on August 19, and that may motivate Canadian Pacific to follow through with its higher bid, the Journal reported.
Canadian Pacific declined to comment.
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The board of Canadian Pacific met to authorise an offer of about US$300 a share, or about $27 billion, the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with matter. It's possible the railway won't follow through and actually make the bid, the Journal said.
The latest development adds another twist in the two-way race to see which Canadian railway will win Kansas City Southern and, in doing so, unite rail networks that stretch southward through the heart of the US and deep into industrial Mexico.
If successful, Canadian Pacific would get a bit of retribution after Canadian National intervened with a $30 billion offer to top CP's $25 billion bid that set it all in motion back in March.
Canadian Pacific has long held that its plan would provide Kansas City Southern a clearer shot at winning regulatory approval from the US Surface Transportation Board (STB), without requiring big divestitures.
The US railway agreed to the Canadian National deal in May. There's a planned shareholder vote on that combination on August 19, and that may motivate Canadian Pacific to follow through with its higher bid, the Journal reported.
Canadian Pacific declined to comment.
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