Canadian pension fund Omers is back in the frame as a leading contender to buy top shipmanager V Ships.
Toronto based Omers is said to have entered into exclusive talks to acquire V Ships with a price tag of up to $530m put on the company.
V Ships is not commenting on the negotiations but there has been a recent flurry of activity after Charterhouse Capital Partners previously the front runner was said to have been unable to reach terms with current owner Exponent Private Equity.
