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Belgium: Nicolas Darnaud leaves Ardian after 12 years for Cobepa

Nicolas Darnaud has joined Cobepa, an independent, privately held investment company with offices in Brussels and New York. Before joining Cobepa, Darnaud was at France-based Ardian (formerly Axa Private Equity) for 12 years where he was managing director and co-head of Buyout France. Prior to that, he was an associate...

UK: Assura agrees £1.608bn cash bid from KKR and Stonepeak

London-listed Assura, a UK-based diversified healthcare REIT, has reached an agreement with KKR and US-based infrastructure investor, Stonepeak Partners on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Assura by Bidco. As previously announced, Assura shareholders will get 49.4 pence per share, which values the company at approximately £1.608bn. It is the latest chapter in a story of  competing bids for the healthcare REIT. In February, KKR had teamed up with the UK Universities Superannuation Scheme in a bid for Assura at 48 pence per share. USS, which set...