Reuters - KKR close to buying Gardner Denver

KKR is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, writes Reuters. The two parties have been negotiating a final deal price and other last-minute details over the past week, after KKR bid $75 per share, or nearly $3.7 billion, for Gardner Denver, on Feb. 21, writes Reuters.

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