Assura said on Monday it would consider a 1.61 billion pound ($2.1 billion) offer from U.S. private equity group KKR and Stonepeak Partners, pushing shares of the British healthcare real estate investment trust up 14%.

Healthcare property group Assura said it has received an indicative, non-binding proposal from KKR and Stonepeak Partners for 49.4p per share. The offer, which is a premium of 31.9 per cent to the closing share price of 37.

Healthcare property business Assura plc says it is “minded to recommend” a new offer from a consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) which values the Altrincham-headquartered company at £1.6 billion.

(Reuters) -British healthcare real estate investment trust Assura on Monday said it will likely consider a 1.61 billion pounds ($2.08 billion) offer from KKR and Stonepeak Partners, after rejecting four previous offers from another KKR-led consortium.

Assura, the UK-listed property business that designs and invests in key NHS buildings, has received an indicative, non-binding cash offer from a consortium consisting of private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) and Stonepeak Partners.