Battle for Club Med hots up with €939m takeover offer

The new €24.60 offer valued Club Med at €939m

Independent.ie Newsdesk

Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang sweetened his bid for struggling Club Mediterranee at the last minute yesterday, trumping a €24-a-share offer from Italian tycoon Andrea Bonomi in France's longest-running takeover battle.

The new €24.60 offer, made a few hours before yesterday's eadline, valued the holiday operator at €939m. It is the eighth offer Club Med investors have been asked to evaluate since May 2013 when Guo first offered 17 euros.