Bharati Shipyard’s bid for control of Great Offshore Ltd took a new turn on Tuesday with ABG Shipyard, a rival company, making a counter offer to the shareholders of the Mumbai-based offshore service company and Bharati immediately upping its offer price.

 

ABG Shipyard through its fully-owned subsidiary, Eleventh Land Developers, on Tuesday made an open offer to acquire 32.12 per cent stake in Great Offshore at Rs 375 a share, which is 9 per cent higher than Bharati’s offer price of Rs 344 a share. Bharati’s open offer followed its acquisition of 14.89 per cent stake in the company last month. ABG also holds 2.02 per cent stake in Great Offshore.

 

On Tuesday, Bharati acquired another 4.58 per cent stake in the company through a block deal at Rs 403 a share. With Tuesday’s purchase of additional shares through block deals from other Sheth family members, Bharati’s stake in Great Offshore has increased to 19.47 per cent.

 

With this, the two private sector shipyards are in the race to acquire controlling interest in Great Offshore, originally promoted by Mr Vijay Sheth and created through a demerger from Great Eastern Shipping Company. Mr Sheth was forced to sell his entire stake of 14.89 per cent to the promoters of Bharati Shipyard after he failed to pay back the Rs 200 crore borrowed from them against a pledge of his own shares in Great Offshore.

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Company Name CMP
Mazagon Dock Ship 2375.95
Cochin Shipyard 1337.55
Knowledge Marine & E 1292.00
VMS Industries 45.18
Laxmipati Engineerin 63.18
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