Private equity firm EQT wins €1.8bn bid for BSN
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Confirming several weeks of speculation, German wound care specialist BSN Medical has a new owner – Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners. The deal has an enterprise value of €1.8bn ($2.25bn).
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