June 1 (Reuters) - Frankfurt-listed IT services provider
Datagroup SE said on Sunday that KKR has made
a conditional proposal to increase the potential acquisition
offer to up to 58 euros ($65.84) per share.
KKR initially offered 54 euros per share in an all-cash
transaction valuing Datagroup at approximately 450 million
euros.
Under the revised terms, the offer price will rise to 56.50
euros a share if the bidder secures at least 80% of outstanding
shares and if it reaches 90%, the offer will stand at 58 euros
per share.
If neither of these thresholds is met, the original offer
price will remain unchanged, the statement said, adding that the
acceptance period runs until June 6, 2025.
KKR also explicitly ruled out a further increase of the
offer price.
Datagroup will delist from the stock exchange once the
purchase is settled, with closing expected in the third quarter
of 2025.
The IT services provider has about 3,700 employees at
locations across Germany and expects revenue to grow to between
545 million euros and 565 million euros in the current year, the
company said in March.
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