AMP
(ASX:AMP) has confirmed that it received a takeover offer from Ares Management Corporation.
US-based Ares lobbed an indicative, non-binding, conditional proposal to acquire 100 per cent of the shares by way of scheme of arrangement.
AMP says the discussions are “at a very preliminary stage and there is no certainty that a transaction will eventuate.”
It plans to continue its portfolio review and says it ”has received significant interest in its assets and businesses”.
Shares in AMP
(ASX:AMP) are trading 16.2 per cent higher at $1.49.