Australia's Ramsay Health Care rebuffs revised KKR buyout offer
Australia-listed hospital operator Ramsay Health Care has rejected an alternative buyout proposal from a KKR-led consortium after progress with the initial bid was slowed by the need to conduct due diligence on Ramsay Santé, the company’s separate mainland Europe business.
In April, the consortium submitted a bid for what would be Australia’s largest PE buyout outside the infrastructure and utility space. It offered AUD 88.00 per share for all outstanding shares, less...
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