Canadian fund Brookfield (BN.TO) plans to offer about 7-billion euros ($7.4-billion) for Spanish drugmaker Grifols after finishing due diligence, news website El Confidencial reported on Monday, citing sources close to the matter. This is a Reuters report published on the website of The Globe and Mail newspaper.

Brookfield is evaluating offering 10.5 euros per share in a public tender offer, El Confidencial said, below Grifols' closing market price on Friday of 11.125.

Monday's report noted the Canadian private equity firm said in September it was interested in launching a takeover bid jointly with the Grifols family, pending successful completion of due diligence.

The company has lost about 30% of its market value since January, when short-seller fund Gotham City Research accused Grifols of overstating earnings and understating debt, which Grifols denied.

Spokespeople at Brookfield and Grifols did not immediately respond to requests for comment.



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