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Trending: Grifols Founding Family, Brookfield Eye Takeover Bid for Spanish Drugmaker

1023 GMT - Grifols is among the most mentioned companies in news items in Europe over the past 12 hours, according to Factiva data. Trading of Grifols shares were suspended on Monday, after Grifols confirmed that the Spanish pharmaceutical company is considering delisting from the stock market, following a media report by Spanish newspaper CincoDias on Sunday. This potential move involves a joint deal with Canadian investment firm Brookfield and Grifols' founding family. The company's share price has dropped 75% since its 2020 peak, and insiders currently control about 31% of the company, according to FactSet data. Grifols has a current market capitalization of EUR5.5 billion. Dow Jones & Co. owns Factiva. (helena.smolak@wsj.com)

 

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July 08, 2024 06:40 ET (10:40 GMT)

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