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KKR to acquire Gardner Denver for $3.74 billion

Private equity firm KKR & Co LP will buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc for $3.74 billion, four months after the company put itself up for sale.KKR's offer of $76 per share is at a premium of 3 percent to Gardner Denver's Thursday closing price on the New York Stock Exchange. It is 39 percent above what the stock traded at in late October when the company said it was exploring a sale.Gardner Denver, which makes compressors, pumps and vacuum products for industrial uses, decided to put itself up for sale following months of pressure from activist investor ValueAct Capital LLC, which reported a roughly 5 percent stake in July 2012.New York-based KKR has been in the pole position to buy Gardner Denver after other private equity bidders who initially took part in the auction abandoned the process ahead of the February 21 deadline for final bids, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.The deal is valued at $3.9 billion including debt, the companies said in a statement.B...

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