Triton has made a rival offer for Finnish construction systems provider Caverion that valued the takeover target at around $1.17bn.

Triton’s offer of 8 euros per share exceeded a bid of 7 euros announced in November by North Holdings, a Bain Capital-led consortium that had valued Caverion at 955 million euros.

Triton said in a statement on Tuesday it was seeking the support of Caverion’s board for its takeover and hoped to complete the deal in the third or fourth quarter.

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Triton is a private equity investment firm investing in medium-sized businesses in northern Europe.

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Source: Yahoo Finance

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