Australia's AWE rejects buyout offer from Lone Star
Australia-based oil and gas producer AWE has rejected an unsolicited buyout offer from Lone Star that values the company at approximately A$421 million ($310 million).
AWE said in a filing that the offer - submitted by Lone Star Japan Acquisitions on behalf of a Lone Star fund - of A$0.80 per share was not a fair reflection of the underlying asset value of the company....
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