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Chearavanont actually knows Siam Makro very well, limiting potential downside surprises from the deal.
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Getting Siam Makro back, meanwhile, would enable Mr. Dhanin to diversify into large-scale retailing in Thailand.
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Mr. Dhanin is raising the bulk of the funds to finance a Siam Makro deal from banks.
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Mr. Dhanin is raising the bulk of the funds to finance the Siam Makro deal from banks.
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Domestic demand in Thailand appears to be on an upswing, which will help retailers such as Siam Makro.
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The offer values Siam Makro at 53 times its 2012 earnings, or 45 times analysts' forecast 2013 earnings.
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Buying into Siam Makro would extend Mr. Charoen's footprint in Thailand's retail sector.
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The offer represents a 15.4% premium over Siam Makro's last closing price on Friday, before its shares were suspended from trade.
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Siam Makro could expand outside of Thailand into China and South-East Asia.
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Mr. Dhanin's offer, through his CP ALL convenience store, values Siam Makro at 53 times its 2012 earnings, or 45 times analysts' forecast 2013 earnings.
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Tesco also acquired eight stores in Malaysia from Makro in 2007.
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Mr. Dhanin's CP Group is planning to expand Siam Makro throughout Southeast Asia, and even into Pakistan and China, said Korsak Chairasmisak, chief executive of CP ALL at a briefing Tuesday.
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