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Pinewood - Ridgeview bids 448p a share

September 2026

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  • Epic Code:
  • PINE
  • Price:
  • 434p
Christmas came early for holders. Ridgeview, a US  PE firm, has put forward an offer to acquire Pinewood for  448p cash, valuing it at £545m. The offer is a 76% premium over the price at which I did a main profile just 2 months ago at 254p. Shareholders, accounting for 48.7% of the company, including largest investor Lithia with 31.95%, support the deal. There is an alternative rollover option into an unlisted entity (capped at £250m). The approach follows the collapse of an earlier higher 500p bid by Apax so I suspect Apax may well counter. Ridgeview has to make a firm offer by 21 August. Await developments/take some profit. ...

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