TravelCenters Shares Surge to Multi-Year High After BP Deal
16 Fevereiro 2023 - 1:12PM
Dow Jones News
By Colin Kellaher
Shares of TravelCenters of America Inc. surged more than 70% to
their highest levels in years after the travel-center operator
agreed to be acquired by U.K. energy giant BP PLC for about $1.3
billion.
TravelCenters investors will receive $86 a share in cash under
the deal, some 74% above Wednesday's closing price of $49.44.
TravelCenters shares were recently changing hands at $84.38, up
nearly 71%, hitting prices not seen since 2015.
TravelCenters said the acquisition by BP is the result of the
successful implementation of its turnaround and strategic
plans.
The company in late 2019 hired turnaround expert Jonathan
Pertchik as chief executive as part of an effort to improve cash
flows and operating performance, but its plans were quickly upended
by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, which brought
U.S. travel to a near standstill and saw the company's share price
fall below $6.
TravelCenters has bounced back as the impact of the pandemic
abated, and the company on Thursday said that following the
implementation of its turnaround plan and several quarters of
improved operating performance, it received unsolicited buyout
interest, prompting it to launch a formal sale process that led to
competitive bidding rounds and the deal with BP.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 16, 2023 10:57 ET (15:57 GMT)
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