(via DealBook) The VNU saga continues with word that private equity consortium Valcon Acquisition BV. has sweetened its offer to $9.7 billion from $9.4 billion, roughly an additional .75 euros per share. The deadline for a shareholder response has been pushed back from tomorrow to May 19. Perhaps more important, the deal requires fewer shareholders for approval — 80 percent instead of 95 percent.
Reuters: That was enough to sway Templeton Global Advisors, which owns 14.7 percent and previously had no gone public with its views. Still no go from Knight Vinke Asset Managemen, which holds less than two percent but is acnowledged as the most vocal dissenter.
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