Mentor Graphics Rejects $1.9B Icahn Bid

Mentor Graphics has turned down Carl Icahn’s offer to buy the company at around $1.9 billion.

Mentor Graphics has turned down Carl Icahn’s offer to buy the company at around $1.9 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports. The U.S. chip-design company has also rejected the idea of holding an open auction for a company sale.

The offer by Icahn, who holds about 14.7% of Mentor’s shares, was believed to undervalue the Oregon-based company. Mentor has appointed Goldman Sachs as advisor.

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