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Al Noor says third suitor VPS Healthcare expresses interest

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, Oct (HKSE: 3366-OL.HK - news) 20 (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates' Al Noor Hospitals Group, which last week agreed to be bought by South Africa's Mediclinic International, said VPS Healthcare has approached it with a "highly preliminary indication of interest".

VPS is Al Noor's third suitor after Mediclinic's 1.4 billion pound ($2.2 billion) bid was agreed despite a rival approach from NMC Health (LSE: NMC.L - news) in a tussle for expansion in the fast-growing Gulf Region.

Privately-held UAE-based VPS has until 1700 GMT on Nov. 17 to announce a firm intention to make an offer for Al Noor under UK takeover rules.

NMC Health, already a major player in the UAE, has vowed to fight on, saying last Wednesday it remained committed to a tie-up with Al Noor.

Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in Al Noor rose 2.5 percent to 1,192 pence, above the 1,160 pence cash offered in one of the alternatives proposed by Mediclinic. ($1 = 0.6453 pounds) (Reporting by Sarah Young, editing by Louise Heavens)