L'Occitane's billionaire owner close to possible $7 bln buyout bid, Bloomberg reports
April 29 (Reuters) - The chairman and billionaire owner of L'Occitane International SA 0973.HK is close to making a proposal to take the French skin-care firm private in a deal that could value it at about $7 billion including debt, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne) ((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))