By Alberto Delclaux 
 

The bidding war for Eletropaulo Metropolitana Electricidade de Sao Paulo S/A (ELPL3.BR) escalated overnight on Wednesday after contenders Iberdrola SA (IBE.MC) and Enel SpA (ENEL.MC) raised their respective bids for the Brazilian utility.

According to a regulatory filing, Iberdrola subsidiary Neoenergia S/A (NEOE3B.SM) raised its offer to 32.10 Brazilian reais ($9.21) a share, topping Enel's latest bid of BRL32 a share. Iberdrola had previously offered BRL29.40 for each share, while Enel's bid priced the shares at BRL28.

Eletropaulo has said it is cancelling a planned capital increase in order to facilitate the competition between the two European rivals.

The offers run until May 18.

 

Write to Alberto Delclaux at alberto.delclaux@dowjones.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 26, 2018 02:46 ET (06:46 GMT)

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