GBL raises Recordati bid to EUR 53.00: GBL stock pre-market at EUR 68.38, minus 0.32 percent
Published on 10/08/2026 at 07:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
On October 6, 2026, CVC Capital Partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert raised their takeover bid for Recordati to EUR 53.00 per share, according to Euronext. At 7:50 a.m. CEST on October 8, 2026, GBL stock was at a pre-market price of EUR 68.38 at Lang & Schwarz, down 0.32 percent versus the prior close at Lang & Schwarz of EUR 68.60 on October 7, 2026.
Pre-market trading
The Lang & Schwarz bid was EUR 68.15 and the ask was EUR 68.60 at 7:50 a.m. CEST on October 8, 2026. The further course from the Xetra open at 9:00 a.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of GBL stock.
Recordati offer
The revised offer was increased from EUR 51.29 per share. Including Recordati’s EUR 0.71 dividend for 2025, already distributed, the revised consideration was EUR 53.71 per share, the Euronext report said. The consortium described EUR 53.00 as its best and final offer.
Offer timetable
The acceptance period, which began on August 31, 2026, was extended from October 15 to October 23, 2026, with payment scheduled for November 2, 2026. As of October 5, 2026, shareholders representing 49.79 percent of Recordati’s share capital had tendered their shares. CVC already held a 46.8 percent stake in the pharmaceutical company, according to Euronext.
