Property and casualty insurance provider Safeco Corp. (SAF) agreed on Apr. 23 to be acquired by Liberty Mutual Group in a deal valued at $6.2 billion. Safeco shareholders would receive $68.25 per share for each share held, a nearly 51% premium to Safecos closing price of $45.23 on Apr. 22.Cathy Seifert at Standard & Poors Equity Research, who said in an Apr. 17 note that Safeco could be an attractive takeover candidate if the industry consolidates, called Liberty Mutual's offer generous at more than two times Safecos book value at the end of 2007 and said it would likely serve as a catalyst to shares of other property casualty insurers.....
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