(Reuters) – Inmarsat Plc said on Tuesday it has received a cash takeover offer from a private equity-led consortium, a deal that would value the British satellite company at about $3.3 billion (2.5 billion pounds) and take it private.
The consortium, which includes UK-based Apax Partners, U.S.-based Warburg Pincus and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), offered $7.21 per share on Jan. 31 and the proposal remains under discussion, Inmarsat said in a statement.
The $7.21 (543 pence) per share offer is at a…
