Compass Minerals attracts takeover interest from buyout firms, sources say

16 November 2024, 12:00 am

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A picture illustration shows a 100 Dollar banknote laying on one Dollar banknotes, taken in Warsaw, January 13, 2011. The U.S. dollar extended losses against the yen and euro after data showed rising gasoline prices had put U.S. consumers in a gloomy mood in early January. The euro, which hit a one-month high above $1.34 overnight before fading, moved back to $1.3396 after the data. Picture taken January 13. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: BUSINESS)

Compass Minerals’ shares jumped more than 30% on Friday after an exclusive Reuters report on the company’s talks with potential suitors, including several private equity firms.