Stock news for investors: Cenovus boosts MEG Energy stake to 9.8%
Cenovus builds momentum for its MEG Energy takeover with a bigger stake, while major deals from Parkland and Cineplex highlight an active stretch in Canadian business.
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Cenovus builds momentum for its MEG Energy takeover with a bigger stake, while major deals from Parkland and Cineplex highlight an active stretch in Canadian business.
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Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE) says it has increased its stake in MEG Energy Corp. (TSX:MEG) to 9.8%. The company, which has made a friendly takeover offer for MEG, says it has acquired roughly 3.28 million additional shares in the company to bring its total holdings to 25 million MEG shares. The announcement follows a decision by Strathcona Resources Ltd. (TSX:SCR) last week to drop its rival takeover offer for MEG.
The Cenovus offer values MEG at $8.6 billion, including assumed debt, and is made up of half cash and half stock. MEG shareholders are set to vote on the proposal on Oct. 22.
Cenovus and MEG have neighbouring oilsands properties at Christina Lake, south of Fort McMurray, Alta.
U.S. fuel distributor Sunoco LP’s proposed takeover of Calgary-based fuel retailer and refiner Parkland Corp. (TSX:PKI) has cleared a key regulatory milestone with Ottawa’s approval under the Investment Canada Act. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to remaining regulatory approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, Parkland said in a release Tuesday. A review under the Investment Canada Act considers whether foreign investments would be a net benefit to the country or cause potential harm to national security.
The Parkland-Sunoco deal was announced at a time of fraught Canada-U.S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism amid the onslaught of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Earlier this year, Ottawa recently updated national security guidelines under the act to account for potential harms to Canada’s economic security. The government said it will consider the size of the Canadian business, its place in the innovation ecosystem and the impact on Canadian supply chains.
Parkland and Sunoco announced the friendly cash-and-stock deal valued at US$9.1 billion including assumed debt in May following a bitter proxy battle with investors in the Canadian company unhappy with its performance and strategy.
Parkland owns the Ultramar, Chevron and Pioneer gas station chains as well as several other brands in 26 countries. Sunoco outlets that had long operated in Canada were rebranded in 2009 under the Petro-Canada banner. Parkland also runs a refinery in Burnaby, B.C., which supplies nearly one-third of the region’s domestically supplied gasoline and jet fuel.
The deal cleared a key U.S. antitrust hurdle last month when the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act expired. Shareholders approved the takeover in June.
Cineplex Inc. (TSX:CGX) has signed a deal to sell its Cineplex Digital Media subsidiary to Creative Realities Inc., a U.S.-based digital signage company, for $70 million. CDM offers digital signage for a wide range businesses including retailers and banks as well as digital menu boards for restaurants.
As part of the deal, Cineplex has signed a long-term agreement to continue as CDM’s exclusive advertising sales agent for CDM operated digital-out-of-home networks across Canada.
Cineplex chief executive Ellis Jacob says the sale will provide the company with meaningful capital to continue to deliver value for shareholders. Cineplex says proceeds of the sale will be used to strengthen its balance sheet and provide cash for share buybacks, debt reduction, and general corporate purposes.
The deal is expected to close in the coming weeks, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
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I think Cenovus’s move to increase its stake in MEG Energy is a smart play. With the current market trends, it seems like a strategic acquisition that could pay off in the long run. What are others’ thoughts on this?