German state-owned utility Uniper (UN0.F) received expressions of interest from around 10 prospective buyers as of the June 12 deadline, Bloomberg News wrote Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
New bidders consist of KKR & Co., Japan's Jera, and Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the sources said. Equinor (EQNR.OL), RWE (RWE.F), and Brookfield Asset Management in a consortium with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Vattenfall, Fortum (FORTUM.HE), Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský's EPH, and TotalEnergies (TTE.PA, TTE.L, TTE.BR) also expressed interest in Uniper, according to the report.
In an emailed statement to, Finnish state-owned Fortum said it does not comment on any possible ongoing processes, but is "always interested" in discussing the potential acquisition of hydro and nuclear power, including Uniper's Swedish assets.
CPP Investments had no comment. Uniper, KKR, Jera, La Caisse, Equinor, RWE, Brookfield, Vattenfall, EPH, and TotalEnergies did not immediately respond to requests for comment from.
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