CP makes a bid for KSU

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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY $475.99, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol CP; shares o/s: 133.3 million; Market cap: $63.0 billion; Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 0.8%) has now agreed to acquire U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern (New York symbol KSU) for roughly $29 billion U.S. Its rail network of roughly 11,400 kilometres extends from the U.S. Midwest and Southeast into Mexico. The combined railway—called Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)—will connect important hubs and seaports in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The purchase requires the approval of U.S. transportation regulators, which could take 12 to 18 months. However, there is no overlap between the two railways, which increases the chance that regulators will approve the deal. Meantime, the takeover greatly expands the company’s presence in the U.S. and Mexico. That’s good considering the new USMCA trade deal is prompting manufacturers to shift their operations from Asia to North America. CP Rail is still a buy. buy…