Britain's GKN rejects Melrose $11.2 billion final offer

Reuters

Published Mar 12, 2018 12:27PM ET

Britain's GKN rejects Melrose $11.2 billion final offer

(Reuters) - GKN (L:GKN) rejected Melrose Industries' (L:MRON) increased and final 8.1 billion pounds ($11.2 billion) offer for the British engineering firm, saying the turnaround specialist was not the right owner.

"The board believes that Melrose's Revised Offer continues to fundamentally undervalue GKN and has no hesitation in unanimously rejecting it," GKN Chairman Mike Turner said.