Intertek Agrees to £10.6bn Takeover by Swedish Private Equity Firm EQT

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Intertek, a FTSE 100 laboratory testing company, agrees to a £10.6bn takeover by EQT, a Swedish private equity firm, after rejecting three previous bids; the deal is subject to shareholder approval and preconditions.

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