Alcon加碼收購STAAR引激辯,Broadwood堅決反對




Alcon將收購STAAR Surgical出價提升至30.75美元,但Broadwood堅決反對

投資界高度關注的STAAR Surgical(納斯達克代碼:STAA)收購案今日迎來關鍵時刻,Alcon AG(紐約證券交易所代碼:ALC)宣布修訂合併協議,將全現金收購價格從原先的28美元提高至30.75美元每股。這筆約16億美元的交易,旨在爭取股東支持,為12月19日的投票鋪路。消息一出,STAAR股價於早盤飆升逾15%,但隨後因激進股東Broadwood Partners重申反對,股價回落約5%。

此次加價同時伴隨對備受爭議的高層薪酬方案作出調整,Alcon此舉是對股東前所未有的反對聲浪的回應。據Investing.com早前報道,原方案曾遭72%股東反對,且股東大會已三度延期。知名代理顧問ISS、Glass Lewis及Egan-Jones均建議股東投反對票,Egan-Jones甚至在本周一仍堅持該立場,但面對加價,是否改變建議仍待觀察。

STAAR董事會:過程獲確認

STAAR董事會視此次修訂報價為對策略的最終肯定,強調一直致力於在中國業務逆風中最大化股東價值。董事會現一致推薦接受30.75美元的收購方案。

雙方強調,剛結束的30天「市場尋求」階段沒有出現競爭性報價,儘管STAAR接觸了21個潛在買家,其中兩家簽署了保密協議並與管理層展開了洽談。STAAR執行長Stephen Farrell表示:「這次市場尋求結果證明,董事會批准合併協議前所採取的流程,找到了對STAAR最有利的買家。」他指出市場有充分機會提出更高報價,卻未見更佳出價。30.75美元的價格,相較於原交易宣布前STAAR收盤價溢價高達66%。

Alcon執行長David Endicott則強調,新報價是結束不確定性的「最終且不可協商」方案,給予股東明確選擇:「一個實質且確定的溢價,對比一個由激進股東領導、過往紀錄存疑的未來。」Alcon的2.75美元加價明顯是為了平息機構股東的反對,並爭取肯定票,這也是經過一個月直接溝通股東和代理顧問,理解反對意見後的結果。

Broadwood:加價反映流程有缺陷

然而,持股30.2%、持有STAAR逾30年的Broadwood Partners在加價公布數小時後,仍堅決反對。Broadwood認為,這次2.75美元的加價正好證明董事會最初的出售流程本質上存在問題。

Broadwood長期反對交易,理由涵蓋估值、時機及流程問題,並積極推動罷免三名關鍵董事。該機構指出,價格上調是因股東施壓而非董事會主動提出,強調:「董事會曾聲稱28美元是經過激烈談判的結果,但Alcon現在額外出價1.5億美元,卻是股東介入後才出現。」

Broadwood還指出,新的報價仍不足夠,並提到14個月前Alcon曾出價超過兩倍。此外,董事會被迫承認其在高層薪酬上的錯誤,Broadwood批評該薪酬方案是「史上最糟的金色降落傘投票之一」。他們認為董事會最初的失誤,包括拒絕有意買家的興趣,以及「表面功夫」的市場尋求限制,阻止了任何真正競爭,令Alcon未被逼出更高價。

Broadwood更指責董事會執行市場尋求時設置程序障礙:

– 潛在買家需簽署非公開、長期的「停戰協議」,Alcon則不需如此;
– 競標條款須接受Alcon審查及單方面匹配權;
– 董事會拒絕擴充董事成員以提升對股東的公信力。

Broadwood強調,「從一開始,這宗交易就飽受流程問題和利益衝突困擾」,呼籲股東投反對票,以保護公司的「光明未來」,堅信如果STAAR能達成管理層預期,其獨立價值將遠超現有報價。

分析師:交易大概率完成

儘管Broadwood持續反對,市場對加價的反應正改變部分機構投資者的態度。曾對28美元報價持懷疑的分析師,現認為合併完成的可能性大增。

BTIG分析師表示,加價解決了機構股東和代理顧問最關心的估值和高層薪酬問題,並提醒若交易未能完成,STAAR股價可能大幅下跌。

Canaccord Genuity分析師John Young亦將STAAR目標價調升至30.75美元,表示10%加價及薪酬方案調整可能令代理顧問改為支持,為12月19日股東會鋪路。

整體市場共識認為,Alcon此次「最終且最佳」出價的調整,實質上重設了估值底線,有望扭轉局勢。

激烈爭議的收購戰即將迎來決戰

STAAR收購案成為今年最戲劇性的併購事件之一,董事會與最大股東間矛盾激烈。

目前72%反對比例有望因套利交易者入場及投資者重新評估加價而縮小。

12月19日的投票將決定30.75美元是否為公平的溢價,抑或如Broadwood所言,是掩蓋了致命缺陷的最後讓步。

編輯評論:

Alcon與STAAR Surgical的這場收購戰,暴露了現代企業併購中股東權益、管理層策略與激進投資者博弈的複雜糾纏。Alcon為了拿下STAAR,不惜調高出價,並修改高層薪酬方案,顯示出對市場反對意見的迫切回應。然而,Broadwood長期以來的質疑並非單純為了阻撓交易,而是反映出對董事會治理及交易流程的深層不信任。

這場收購案提醒我們,企業併購不僅是價錢遊戲,更是信任與治理的試金石。董事會若忽視股東尤其是大股東的合理訴求,往往會導致交易難以順利推進。Broadwood批評的「表面功夫」市場尋求,揭示了部分併購中流程設計的不足,這種形式化的程序不但無法激發真正競爭,反而損害股東利益。

另一方面,Alcon的策略調整也反映出,面對激進股東和代理顧問的壓力,企業必須更靈活且透明地處理收購條件,尤其是高層薪酬等敏感議題。未來,企業在推動併購時,如何平衡快速決策與充分溝通,將是決定交易成敗的關鍵。

總括而言,這起案件不只是簡單的買賣價格爭奪戰,更是一場對企業治理、股東民主及市場透明度的深刻考驗。香港及全球投資者可從中汲取教訓,提醒自己在評估併購案時,除了關注價格,更要關注背後的治理結構與流程公正性。

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