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Coca-Cola Amatil takeover delayed as investors call for higher bid

Sue Mitchell

Coca-Cola Amatil and Coca-Cola European Partners have pushed back the timeline for a proposed $9 billion takeover by a month amid growing concerns the offer will not succeed at the current price.

Amatil, which received a $12.75 a share offer from Coca-Cola European Partners in October, originally planned to send a draft scheme of arrangement booklet and independent expert’s report to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission by mid-January, but has postponed the draft until mid February.

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Sue Mitchell writes the fortnightly Window Shopping column for the Financial Review and has covered retailing for over 30 years. Connect with Sue on Twitter. Email Sue at smitchell2045@gmail.com

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