US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has made a DKK33.1bn ( $ 5.3bn ) bid for Danish company Nets , in what could be one of the biggest European takeovers in the history of the past five years . Closing will be subject to shareholder acceptance . Existing Nets competitors Bain and Advent have agreed to keep a 50 % 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 our ’ shareholders ” , said Inge Hansen , chairman of Nets .
US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has made a DKK33.1bn ($5.3bn) bid for Danish firm Nets, in what could be one of the biggest European takeovers in the sector of the past five years. Closing will be subject to shareholder acceptance. Existing Nets investors Bain and Advent have agreed to keep a 16% 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.