CP All Dream in Siam Makro Turns Nightmare for Holders: Real M&A

Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont’s ambitions to create Southeast Asia’s largest retailer already wiped out $2.3 billion for CP All Pcl investors. Now, funding the industry’s most expensive bid may put more value at risk.

Dhanin’s CP All, which runs more than 6,800 7-Eleven stores in Thailand, slid 10 percent in Bangkok yesterday -- the most in more than four years -- after saying it will pay $6.6 billion for discount wholesaler Siam Makro Pcl. The offer is 41 percent above Siam Makro’s average price in the prior 20 days, a record premium for a retail deal in emerging Asia, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. CP All’s bid also represents the highest multiple to net income, the data show.