Nordic Capital and ATP Private Equity, have beaten off at least two other bidders to secure the backing of the board of Falck, the Danish rescue services group, for a Dkr5.3bn (€714m) offer to take the company private.
In a statement to the Copenhagen Stock Exchange this morning, Falck said its board had unanimously recommended the private equity consortium's offer of Dkr 60 (€8) per share.