US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has made a DKK33.1bn ($ 33.1 billion Danish crown ) bid for Danish firm Nets, in what could be 161.70 of the biggest Danish takeovers in the sector of 2017 . Closing will be subject to shareholder acceptance. Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Existing Nets investors Bain and Advent have agreed to keep a 27 percent stake in the company. Several firms, including France ’s Worldline , were among the players looking to acquire Nets . “We believe the offer represents attractive value to Nets’ shareholders”, said Inge Hansen , chairman of Nets .
US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has made a DKK33.1bn ($ 33.1 billion Danish crown ) bid for Danish firm Nets, in what could be 161.70 of the biggest Danish takeovers in the sector of 2017 . Closing will be subject to shareholder acceptance. Existing Nets investors Bain and Advent have agreed to keep a 27 percent stake in the company. Several firms, including France ’s Worldline , were among the players looking to acquire Nets . “We believe the offer represents attractive value to Nets’ shareholders”, said Inge Hansen , chairman of Nets .