Boskalis
formally
launched
its
takeover
offer
last
week,
offering
€18.50
($24.87)
per
share
for
all
of
the
issued
and
outstanding
common
shares
in
the
capital
of
Dockwise.
On
Wednesday,
Dockwise
released
a
statement
urging
shareholders
to
accept
the
offer,
saying
its
board
had
unanimously
supported
the
offer
and
merging
of
the
two
companies.
"Since
Boskalis'
initial
approach,
the
Dockwise
board
has
run
a
diligent
process
to
protect
the
interest
of
our
shareholders,
employees
and
the
other
stakeholders
in
our
company,”
Dockwise
chairman,
Adri
Baan
said.
“We
believe
that
process
has
been
a
success,…