Choice Hotels Eyes Boardroom Battle With Acquisition Target Wyndham: Report
Portfolio Pulse from Shivani Kumaresan
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (CHH) is actively pursuing an $8 billion acquisition of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (WH), having bought shares in the open market to gain a shareholder position. Choice plans to nominate directors to Wyndham's board and is preparing a tender offer for Wyndham's shares. Wyndham has been resistant but is open to discussions if its concerns are addressed. Choice previously made a public offer of $90 per share after a private $80-per-share bid was rejected. CHH's stock dropped by 0.83% to $113.19.
November 27, 2023 | 5:09 pm
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Choice Hotels is aggressively pursuing an acquisition of Wyndham, buying shares and planning to nominate directors to Wyndham's board. The stock saw a slight decline of 0.83%.
The aggressive acquisition strategy by CHH may cause uncertainty among investors, leading to a short-term negative impact on the stock price. The slight decline in stock price reflects this sentiment.
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Wyndham is the target of an $8 billion takeover attempt by Choice Hotels, which has been buying shares and may nominate directors to Wyndham's board.
Wyndham's position as an acquisition target, especially with the potential for board nominations by CHH, could lead to a positive short-term impact on WH's stock price as investors anticipate a possible premium on the shares.
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