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DCC Energy Agrees to £5.75 Billion Takeover by KKR and ECP Consortium

DCC Energy, a major FTSE 100 energy firm, has agreed to a £5.75 billion takeover by a consortium led by KKR and Energy Capital Partners. The deal will take the company private, offering a 24% premium to shareholders.

26 Jul, 23:30 — 27 Jul, 11:25
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bloombergHigh14d ago

EQT Lifts Takeover Offer for Perpetual to $1.8 Billion

EQT AB sweetened its takeover bid for Australian investment management firm Perpetual Ltd. to around A$2.6 billion ($1.8 billion).

By Richard Henderson

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FTVery High14d ago

DCC board backs contentious £5.75bn private equity takeover

KKR and Energy Capital Partners bid recommended despite objections from large shareholders

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The GuardianMostly Factual14d ago

DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover

KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholders Business live – latest updates One of the biggest energy businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange has agreed a controversial £5.7bn takeover by private equity, adding to the growing exodus of companies from the UK market. US private equity groups KKR and Energy Capital Partners are poised to buy DCC Energy after the company’s board recommended the offer despite misgivings from i...

By Jillian Ambrose

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The IndependentMostly Factual14d ago

DCC Energy to go private after agreeing £5.75 billion takeover

DCC joins an ever-growing list of FTSE companies to have been bought and taken private in recent months.

By Holly Williams

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YahooMostly Factual14d ago

EQT raises Perpetual bid to about A$2.6bn

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irish-independent14d ago

Irish group DCC Energy to be sold for up to £5.75bn in deal offering 24pc premium to shareholders

By John Burns

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