Australia's Vocus gets $2.3 bln takeover offer from EQT Infrastructure

Credit: REUTERS/JASON REED

May 27 (Reuters) - Australian telco Vocus Group Ltd VOC.AX said on Monday it received a A$3.27 billion ($2.27 billion) takeover offer from private equity firm EQT Infrastructure, nearly two years after it was deserted by two potential suitors.

The bid offered A$5.25 in cash for each Vocus share, the company said in a statement.

($1 = 1.4428 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Ambar Warrick and Aditya Soni in BENGALURU Editing by Paul Tait)

((Ambar.Warrick@thomsonreuters.com; +91-80-6749-6625; Reuters Messaging: ambar.warrick.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))

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