CIBC boosts takeover offer for PrivateBancorp to more than $6B

Shares of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce traded lower Thursday after the bank boosted its takeover bid for PrivateBancorp by 20 per cent.

Under the terms of a new takeover agreement that has approved by the boards of directors of both firms, the deal values Chicago-based PrivateBancorp at approximately $6.6 billion Cdn, or $60.92 US per share,

CIBC shares finished the day down $3.42, or almost threeper cent, at $113.78 on the TSX, while shares of PrivateBancorpwere up almost five per cent, climbing $2.80 US to close at $59US on Nasdaq.

The two firms originally announced their takeover deal back in June 2016, but a shareholder vote on the agreement was put off after shares of PrivateBancorp rose above the offer price.

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"The amended terms agreed between CIBC and PrivateBancorp reflect changes to trading market conditions and the interest rate environment since we announced the transaction in June 2016 as well as PrivateBancorp's continued strong performance," JamesGuyette, the chairman of theboard ofPrivateBancorp, said in release.

"We continue to believe that a merger between CIBC and PrivateBancorp is a compelling opportunity that offers immediate and long-term value for PrivateBancorp stockholders," said said Victor Dodig,CIBC's president and CEO.

Under the revised deal, CIBC is now offering $24.20 US in cash and 0.4176 of a CIBC common share for eachPrivateBancorp share.

PrivateBancorp shareholders are expected to vote on the CIBCoffer at a special meeting in mid-May.