KKR close to acquiring WebMD in all-cash deal

KKR close to acquiring WebMD in all-cash deal

CEO of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) Henry Kravis (C) departs after meeting India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a breakfast in the Manhattan borough of New York September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Private equity firm KKR & Co LLP is nearing an all-cash deal to acquire WebMD Health Corp, a U.S. online health publisher with a market capitalization of $2.1 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

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