Doctors’ surgeries owner rejects £1.56bn takeover approach

London-listed property and GP surgery owner Assura has rejected a fourth takeover proposal from US private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which valued the firm at £1.56 billion (Anthony Devlin/PA) - (PA Archive)

London-listed property and GP surgery owner Assura has rejected a fourth takeover proposal from US private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), which valued the firm at £1.56 billion.

Assura – which owns more than 600 buildings, including doctors’ surgeries – turned down the latest approach from KKR, worth 48p a share, on Saturday.