Toromont goes after Enerflex

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $26.78 (Toronto symbol TIH; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (416-667-5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 64.7 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion) has launched a hostile, $624-million takeover bid for Enerflex Systems Income Fund (Toronto symbol EFX.UN). Enerflex unitholders would receive $13.50 per unit under the proposal. Enerflex serves oil and natural-gas producers around the world. The company leases and sells natural-gas compression and process equipment; hydrocarbon production and processing facilities; and electrical, instrumentation and control services. Enerflex would complement Toromont’s compression business, and bring Toromont a number of new oil and gas customers. As well, Toromont mainly operates in the U.S., while Enerflex focuses on markets like Australia, the Middle East and North Africa. Toromont may have to raise its bid to gain the support of Enerflex’s management, but either way, it looks like a good fit. Toromont is still a buy. buy…