Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Jana: Rockwood Worth $80 a Share in Possible Takeover


Jana Partners LLC, the $5 billion activist hedge fund run by Barry Rosenstein, said Rockwood Holdings Inc., the specialty chemicals maker seeking to exit businesses, may be worth $80 a share in a takeover.

Rockwood, which seeks to focus on its lithium and surface- treatments businesses, could attract bids from larger chemicals makers after selling other units, Jana said in a first-quarter letter to investors. Rockwood shares climbed 1.2 percent to $64.01 at 11:42 a.m. in New York trading, bringing the gain this year to 30 percent including reinvested dividends…

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