By Michele Maatouk
Date: Monday 07 Sep 2020
LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Transport operator FirstGroup surged on Monday following a report that its US operations have attracted interest from several major private equity firms.
According to The Sunday Telegraph, Canary Wharf owner Brookfield, Apollo Global Management and KKR are among a group of potential suitors for FirstStudent and FirstTransit.
The Telegraph cited sources as saying that FirstGroup's financial advisers have restarted a sales process in recent weeks and attracted "significant" private equity interest.
I Squared Capital, the owner of Irish energy firm Energia, was also understood to have registered its interest.
At 0845 BST, the shares were up 14.2% at 45.42p.
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