American Axle to buy GKN automotive owner Dowlais in $1.4 billion deal
Detroit-based American Axle and Manufacturing will buy GKN Automotive owner Dowlais in a cash-and-stock deal, valuing the London-listed firm at about 1.16 billion pounds ($1.44 billion), the companies said on Wednesday.
American Axle CEO says Detroit will benefit from $1.44B Dowlais deal
Detroit-based American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. CEO David Dauch spent much of Wednesday assuring analysts that the supplier’s $1.44 billion transatlantic takeover will benefit shareholders and the automotive industry.
American Axle in Detroit Acquires British Dowlais Group for $1.44B
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) in Detroit has acquired the British Dowlais Group, which includes GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, for approximately $1.44 billion in cash and AAM shares.
U.S. Auto-Parts Maker American Axle To Buy Britain’s Dowlais For $1.4 Billion
American Axle & Manufacturing has agreed to buy Dowlais Group for about $1.44 billion in a cash-and-shares deal that will result in another U.K. company leaving the London stock market.
GKN automotive owner Dowlais set to be sold to US rival in £1.2bn deal in fresh blow to City
Corporate raider Melrose bought GKN for £8bn in 2018 in a move that faced fierce opposition over fears the 266-year-old company would be split up and sold off.
American Axle to acquire London-based supplier in $1.44B deal
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. plans to acquire British peer Dowlais Group Plc in a $1.44 billion deal that would establish the Detroit-based supplier as a "truly global" player and further reduce its dependency on General Motors Co.
GKN owner Dowlais faces merger from US competitor
GKN Automotive owner Dowlais Group has received a takeover offer from a competitor, as another London-listed firm faces a buyout from the US.
American Axle to buy GKN automotive owner Dowlais in USD 1.4 billion deal
Dowlais shares jumped as much as 13%, but had pared gains to trade up 4.6% at 71.5 pence by 1418 GMT. RBC analysts said the offer "somewhat undervalues what is an attractive Tier 1 auto asset during the ongoing wider auto slump".
Detroit's American Axle buys British driveline maker for $1.44 billion
The British firm that American Axle is acquiring was listed on the London exchange in 2023 and has lost 40% of its stock value since.
Gang behind fly-tip at former GKN premises in Lichfield sentenced
Three men found guilty of fly-tipping more than 26,000 tonnes of waste in Lichfield and at 16 other sites across the country ...
Why American Axle's $1.44B bid for British rival aims to navigate uncertain future
The Detroit-based drivetrain components supplier's acquisition of Dowlais Group plc will offer more production scale, help lower costs.
Organised crime gang dumped over 26,000 tonnes of waste in Lichfield
A gang of three men have been found guilty of fly-tipping more than 26,000 tonnes of waste at a former GKN site in Lichfield.
British "industrial aristocracy" Dowlais joins exodus from London stock market
Dowlais traces its roots back to the formation of Dowlais Ironworks Co in south Wales at the dawn of the Industrial ...
Melrose's plunder of GKN is a severe blow to the nation's economic security, says ALEX BRUMMER
If the government wants the UK to be a scientific and manufacturing champion, it must stop UK intellectual property escaping ...