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 . Reuters earlier reported that Hellman & Friedman along with Permira and Nordic Capital had all completed due diligence on Nets. 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 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 .