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KKR, CVC, Carlyle and Apax looking into bid for Urenco

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Four of the world's largest private equity houses are thought to be considering bidding for British nuclear fuel provider Urenco, according to The Sunday Times.

Urenco is a Buckinghamshire-based provider of nuclear fuel solutions. The company was founded by the British, Dutch and German governments in 1971.

According to The Sunday Times, three of Urenco's largest stakeholders, the UK government and two German utiliy firms, are set to sell their stakes. The current shareholder structure attributes one third of the company to the UK government through Enrichment Investments Limited, one third to the Dutch government through Ultra-Centrifuge Nederland Limited, and one third to Uranit UK Limited, which is jointly held by the German utlility companies RWE and E.ON.

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