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INDIGO BOOKS & MUSIC INC. $2.46 is a hold. The company (Toronto symbol IDG; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 27.8 million; Market cap: $68.4 million; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.chapters.indigo.ca) operates 172 bookstores, mainly under the Chapters and Indigo banners. Indigo’s major shareholders, Gerald W. Schwartz and his spouse Heather Reisman (Indigo’s CEO), who together control 60.63% of the outstanding shares, have increased their all-cash offer to take the company private by 11.1%, to $2.50 share from the initial offer of $2.25 a share. The company’s shares now trade below the takeover offer. That indicates investors feel a higher bid is unlikely. The buyers expect to complete the transaction in June 2024. Shareholders should tender their shares. NUVEI CORP. $44 is a hold. The Montreal-based company (Toronto symbol NVEI; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 142.1 million; Market cap: $6.3 billion; No dividend paid; Takeover Target Rating: Lowest; www.nuvei.com) produces software to help businesses worldwide process payments. Founded in 2003, Nuvei’s clients are largely in the online gambling and retail segments and…