Bridgepoint preparing over 1 billion pound offer for Spire, Sky News reports
March 19 (Reuters) - Buyout firm Bridgepoint is drawing up proposals for an offer worth more than 1 billion pounds ($1.34 billion) for Spire Healthcare SPI.L, Sky News reported on Thursday. Bridgepoint is planning a bid of around 230 pence per share, the report said. Reuters could not independently verify the report. ($1 = 0.7445 pounds) (Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar) ((RajveerSingh.Pardesi@thomsonreuters.com))