Fresenius SE bids 3.1 billion euros for Rhoen-Klinikum

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Fresenius SE plans to take over Rhoen-Klinikum AG for 3.1 billion euros ($4.1 billion), making the healthcare conglomerate by far the largest private-sector operator of German hospitals. Fresenius said on Thursday Rhoen-Klinikum’s founder and Chairman Eugen Muench, who controls 12.45 percent of the group’s shares, supports the transaction, but Rhoen said in a separate statement its management would first have to assess the offer before taking a view on its merits. Fresenius, which controls dialysis specialist Fresenius Medical Care, is offering 22. …