Credit: REUTERS/AMANDA PEROBELLISAO PAULO, May 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem SA BRKM5.SA jumped more than 40% on Friday amid news that Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) would present a joint acquisition offer with U.S.-based asset manager Apollo APO.N.
ADNOC is preparing an offer to buy Braskem for up to 37.5 billion reais ($7.59 billion), local newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported.
The report added that under the proposal ADNOC would control Braskem, and it wants to pay a 135% premium over the share price, which would result in a deal price of 47.00 reais per share.
Braskem did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Friday afternoon, Braskem shares soared 41.52% to 27.20 reais.
Braskem is controlled by state-run oil firm Petrobras PETR4.SA and conglomerate Novonor, formerly known as Odebrecht.
($1 = 4.9384 reais)
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