EQT to take UK’s Dechra Pharma private in about $6 billion deal

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(Reuters) – Swedish investment firm EQT will take Dechra Pharmaceuticals private in a deal with an enterprise value of 4.88 billion pounds ($6.16 billion), the British veterinary drugmaker said on Friday.

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(Reporting by Eva Mathews in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)