UK's Assura rises on sweetened proposal from KKR-Stonepeak

June 11 - Shares of British healthcare REIT Assura AGRP.L rise as much as 2.2% to 50.1p

Private equity firms KKR KKR.N and Stonepeak Partners raise their offer for Assura to almost 1.7 billion pounds ($2.29 billion)

Under the terms of the deal, shareholders to receive 52.1p for each Assura share, inclusive of declared dividends

KKR and Stonepeak Partners announce proposal to be "best and final" for AGRP

Latest proposal tops the 51.7p a share offer proposed by rival suitor Primary Health Properties PHP.L last month

YTD, Assura up ~30.20%, KKR down ~16.15%

($1 = 0.7418 pounds)