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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

UK warehouse landlord Segro rejects £12.6bn takeover offer from US rival

A warehouse at Segro Park, Rainham, Essex
Segro is known for building cavernous warehouses to support the boom in online shopping. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

The UK warehouse landlord Segro is at the centre of the latest transatlantic takeover battle after rejecting a £12.6bn takeover approach from the US rival Prologis.

Prologis has gone public with its offer for the FTSE 100 company after it was “unequivocally rejected” by Segro’s board on Tuesday despite valuing the company at almost 25% more than its market value at that day’s close.

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