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Assura Agrees to Sweetened $2.29 Billion Takeover Offer From KKR, Stonepeak

The bid represents a 39% premium to Assura’s closing share price in February

Assura’s Northumbria Health and Care Academy. The company has agreed to an improved takeover offer from KKR and Stonepeak Partners.
Assura’s Northumbria Health and Care Academy. The company has agreed to an improved takeover offer from KKR and Stonepeak Partners. Photo: Company Image

Assura agreed to an improved 1.70 billion pound ($2.29 billion) takeover bid from a consortium of private equity firms KKR and Stonepeak Partners, marking the latest development in a protracted bidding war for the U.K. healthcare-property investor.

The boards of Assura and the U.S. consortium–known as Sana Bidco–finalized terms for a final offer on Wednesday. Under the deal, shareholders will get 52.1 pence in cash for each Assura share including declared dividends. This represents a 39% premium to Assura’s closing share price on Feb. 13, the day before the offer period began.

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