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UK Analytics Firm GlobalData Gets Takeover Approaches From KKR, ICG
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GlobalData Plc, the UK research and analytics company controlled by billionaire entrepreneur Mike Danson, has received takeover interest from KKR & Co. and Intermediate Capital Group Plc.
The London-listed company said it’s been separately approached by the two buyout firms about potential cash takeover bids, according to a statement Wednesday that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report. GlobalData is in preliminary discussions with both suitors, it said, adding that there’s no certainty a deal will be reached.