South Africa: Mediclinic agrees £3.7bn takeover bid from Remgro/SAS consortium

London-listed South African-based Mediclinic, the diversified international private healthcare services group, has agreed to a takeover by a consortium of buyers for approximately £3.7bn (US$4.5bn), giving an implied enterprise value of approximately £6.1bn. Manta Bidco, a newly formed company owned by joint offerors: South African investment holding company Remgro; and SAS Shipping Agencies Services, a wholly…