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Australia’s Ramsay Health Care receives $14.8 billion offer from KKR-led consortium

2022.04.20 01:51

Australia's Ramsay Health Care receives $14.8 billion offer from KKR-led consortium
FILE PHOTO: Trading information for KKR & Co is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., August 23, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

(Reuters) -Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital operator, said on Wednesday it received a A$20.05 billion ($14.80 billion) takeover offer from a consortium led by private equity giant KKR & Co (NYSE:KKR).

The proposal of A$88 per share represents a premium of nearly 37% to Ramsay’s Tuesday closing price of A$64.39.

Ramsay operates hospitals and clinics across 10 countries in three continents, with a network of more than 532 locations, according to its website.

The company said it would provide the KKR-led consortium with due diligence on a non-exclusive basis and that talks were at the preliminary stage.

The hospital operator has hired UBS as its financial adviser.

($1 = 1.3546 Australian dollars)

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