Australia's Vocus says KKR makes $1.65 bln takeover approach

By Kitco News / June 06, 2017 / www.kitco.com / Article Link

June 7 (Reuters) - Australian telecoms company Vocus Group Ltd said on Wednesday it received an indicative takeover offer from private equity firm KKR & Co LP which valued the company at A$2.2 billion ($1.65 billion).

Vocus said KKR made a non-binding indicative offer to buy all its shares for A$3.50 in cash, a 22 percent premium to the stock's closing price the previous day.

The Sydney-listed takeover target said it would review and access the proposal.

($1 = 1.3310 Australian dollars)


(Reporting by Christina Martin in Bengaluru; Editing by Byron Kaye and Stephen Coates)

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