HOECHST FLOATS $7.2 BIL. OFFER FOR MARION MERRELL DOW: FROM MMD'S PERSPECTIVE, DEAL COULD TRADE ONE CHEMICAL PARENT FOR ANOTHER; COPLEY WOULD JOIN WITH RUGBY
Executive Summary
Hoechst's $7.2 bil. offer for Marion Merrell Dow would be worth over $5.1 bil. to Dow but does not appear to offer a significant premium either to Dow's five-year investment in the company or to the current trading price of the 29% of the stock not owned by Dow.