Uit een CVG-persbericht van 14 november 2001 ( ! ) blijkt dat CVG toen ook al Poyry in de arm had genomen. Toen speelde ook inkoop van eigen aandelen. Poyry is toen onverrichter zake naar huis gestuurd. Nu lijkt het vinden van een partner wel een optie.
De strategien die nu worden onderzocht lijken veel op 10 jaar geleden, maar met andere accenten.
>>>*Afgelopen week zakt CVG hard, te hard. Ben benieuwd of er een draai
>>>*komt, en waardoor.....??
Misschien komt er straks een bod. 10% of 20 % discount is wel te weing, gezien de huidige koers. Of denk ik verkeerd ??
Hieronder twee alinea's uit het PB van 2001. (Dit PB is nog te vinden in het engelse deel van de CVG-site, niet in het nederlandse deel)
Strategic partner
In 2000 CVG, together with its adviser and specialist in the sector Jaakko Pöyry Capital, sought a strategic partner in order to further develop CVG's strong points as a niche player, as well as to achieve synergy advantages and to strengthen the company's operational management over the long term.
Discussions with various potential partners revealed there to be too few mutual strategic advantages for a favourable course at the moment.
Most of the large paper companies are in any case busy integrating their recent acquisitions into their operational management. Certain potential partners have stated this as the reason they only see room for further discussion in the distant future.
It also became clear in the course of 2001 that the interest in mergers and takeovers on the part of CVG's interested strategic partners dropped strongly, because profits within the paper industry suffered badly under a decline in demand and shrinking margins.
The company has concluded that against this background, it is not sensible at the present time to pursue activities towards a strategic partner. CVG has therefore decided to put the search activities on hold for the time being. As a consequence CVG has ended the services of Jaakko Pöyry Capital.
Purchase of share certificates of CVG
CVG intends by way of supporting the share price, using the mandate granted by shareholders to buy in its own share certificates. This mandate, granted on 10 May 2001, means that after approval by the supervisory board, shares and/or share certificates of N.V. Gemeenschappelijk Bezit Crown Van Gelder may be bought up to a maximum of 10 per cent of the outstanding share capital between the limits of EUR 2.26 and EUR 25 per share certificate.
It is intended that the purchased share certificates will be withdrawn after being decertified.