Primary Health Properties offered £1.68billion to buy Assura but it argued that its cash and stock bid is now worth more.

The private-equity firm plans to bid against rival Advent International, which submitted a roughly $5 billion proposal.

UK healthcare property investor Primary Health Properties has urged rival Assura to back its takeover bid over an offer from ...

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Primary Health Properties lowered the shareholder acceptance threshold to proceed with its takeover bid for Assura, and urged the target to reconsider its proposal, after Assura agreed to a rival ...

Under the terms of the "best and final" offer, KKR is offering Assura shareholders 50.42p in cash. In addition, Assura shareholders will retain the quarterly interim dividends of 0.84p each announced ...

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British healthcare real estate investor Primary Health Properties (PHP) on Friday urged rival Assura to back its bid over a takeover offer from KKR and Stonepeak .

In early UK corporate news, M&A was the theme again. Primary Health maintained its offer for Assura was the best option, despite the latter backing a new private equity offer earlier this week.

PHP has attacked KKR's offer for Assura in the lastest twist in the battle for the real estate investment trust.

The healthcare property investor said it had agreed on a recommended final offer under which shareholders would get 52.1 ...

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