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Saint-Gobain’s $4.3b bid for CSR two years in the making

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Feb 22, 2024 – 6.31pm

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Barrenjoey Capital Partners isn’t the only local investment bank to land a spot on Saint-Gobain’s $4.3 billion bid for local building materials giant CSR, a proposal which spilled out in the open on Wednesday.

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com