London-listed office space provider IWG has received an approach from private equity firm Terra Firma Investments over a possible takeover of the company.
IWG confirmed in a note today that it had been contacted by the investor regarding a potential an all-cash offer after Reuters broke the news yesterday that Terra Firma was the latest company to join the bidding war for the $3.8bn (£2.9bn) company.
Another private equity fund TDR Capital alongside real estate investment groups Starwood Capital and Prime Opportunities are already battling to take control of the company.
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The business has offices in around 3,125 locations world wide, amounting to 52m square feet in more than 110 countries.
IWG has been courting a number of suitors recently after a takeover attempt from Onex and Brookfield Asset Management collapsed in February.
It follows workspace start-up WeWork receiving a $4.4bn investment from Japanese fund SoftBank, giving it a market valuation of $20bn.
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