Intertek to recommend EQT’s £9.4bn final bid
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · first reported by Private Equity Wire and 1 other
Activist hedge funds Lost Coast Collective and Palliser Capital, representing ~10% of Intertek, are pressuring the board to engage with EQT AB on its acquisition offer for the testing and assurance business.
- Firm
- EQT AB
- Also named
- Intertek Group Plc
- Deal value
- $12.7B
- Asset class
- Private equity
- Geography
- Europe
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