November 9 (SeeNews) - Czech holding company CE Industries has sent a binding bid to the Croatian government and the ministries of finance and economy for the purchase of a 55.77% stake in Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 for 155 million kuna ($20.6 million/20.6 million euro), Croatian media reported on Wednesday.
The bid has been sent at the beginning of this week and is valid for 45 days, the Jutarnji List daily reported.
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By the time this article was published, the two ministries, the Czech company and Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 have not responded to SeeNews e-mails seeking confirmation of the report.
Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 has some 500 employees.
CE Industries recently acquired 81.83% of the equity capital of Croatian holding company Djuro Djakovic [ZSE:DDJH].
(1 euro = 7.542 Croatian kuna)