Compugroup shortlisted in Agfa Gevaert unit sale - sources

Agfa Gevaert NV

05/11/2019 11:35

FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Belgian digital imaging company
Agfa Gevaert  AGFB.BR  has shortlisted Germany's Compugroup
Medical  COPMa.DE  and Ardian-backed Italian firm Dedalus in the
auction for its healthcare information technology business,
people close the matter said.
    A slew of private equity groups also submitted initial bids
but it was unclear whether one or two of them remain in the
running, they said. 
    Offers worth less than 800 million euros ($892 million) did
not qualify for the second round, one of the sources said.
    Agfa, Compugroup and Ardian declined to comment. 
    Agfa announced plans to carve out the healthcare IT
activities as a standalone legal entity in 2017 and began the
process this year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2773WT
    Compugroup, which in 2016 failed with a takeover offer for
all of Agfa, last week terminated a share buyback programme
launched only six weeks earlier. 
    ($1 = 0.8969 euros)

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