Private equity firm Lone Star said its cash proposal to buy Bank of Cyprus Holdings PLC was rejected by the lender’s board.
Shares in the Cyprus-based firm, which are up about 11% so far this year, closed at around 1.14 euros on Thursday. Bank of Cyprus currently has a market cap of 524.3 million euros ($526.66 million), according to Refinitiv.
U.S.-based Lone Star, which invests in real estate, equity, credit and other financial assets globally, said it offered 1.51 euros ($1.52) per share for the bank.
The takeover proposal was first reported by Bloomberg News.
Last year, the bank agreed to sell a portfolio of non-performing loans and some real estate properties to Allianz’s Pimco for around 385 million euros.
Source: Reuters.com