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UBS, Freehills in CSR’s tent as France’s Saint-Gobain tables bid

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Updated Feb 21, 2024 – 6.42pm, first published at 4.29pm

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CSR is working with UBS bankers after the building materials group received a takeover bid from French construction giant Saint-Gobain.

An announcement is expected on Wednesday night. It is understood UBS co-head of global M&A Greg Peirce is overseeing the mooted deal.

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