SYDNEY: A consortium led by US private equity firm KKR pulled its takeover bid for Australian gaming and lottery giant Tatts, reports said, after the firm rejected its revised multi-billion-dollar offer Friday.

The Pacific Consortium has made two bids for Tatts, which is planning a merger with rival Tabcorp, but Tatts rejected the second all-cash bid of Aus$7.2 billion (Aus$5.4 billion) received last week, saying it was “not a superior proposal”.

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