France's Cma Cgm Made Merger Approach To Germany's Hapag-Lloyd: Sources

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Reuters Exclusive, July 9:

The world's no. three container transportation line, CMA CGM of France, has made an exploratory approach to High German competitor Hapag-Lloyd (HLAG.DE) over a possible merger equally players inwards the sector hunt for tie-ups to shell depressed conditions, finance sources say.

Three finance sources amongst noesis of the matter, who declined to endure named due to marketplace sensitivity, said CMA CGM had initiated discussions inwards recent months amongst Hapag-Lloyd, which is ranked 5th globally, to await into about shape of percentage merger of the 2 groups.

"The sentiment which has been proposed... would endure a non-cash merger," ane origin said

Key Hapag shareholders had rebuffed the proposition, which would narrow the gap to marketplace leader Maersk Line (MAERSKb.CO), the sources said.

H5N1 Hapag spokesman, asked whether such a bargain had been discussed, said: "These marketplace rumours are without substance."

H5N1 CMA spokesman declined to comment.

Hapag-Lloyd shares, which had been trading lower, surged yesteryear to a greater extent than than 10 per centum next the Reuters study too were three per centum higher at 1250 GMT....MORE

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