sydneythe kkr  co incled consortium hoping to buy ramsay health care ltd anticipates further expansion for australias largest private hospital operator one of the consortium members said australian pension fund hesta on thursday confirmed that it was part of the consortium that has made a takeover proposal that values ramsay at 201 billion australian dollars us1498 billion the proposed acquisition is an opportunity to invest in ramsays future growth hesta chief executive debby blakey said ramsay on wednesday said it had received a nonbinding indicative proposal from a consortium of financial investors led by new yorkbased kkr to it for a8800 per share the stock jumped 24 on wednesday and is up 20 at a8161 shortly after thursdays open kkr on thursday said that it aimed to finalize its nonexclusive due diligence with a view to delivering a binding offer expeditiously it said the consortium was confident that its offer represented compelling shareholder value the paul ramsay foundationa philanthropic organization set up by ramsays founder that held a 19 stake at march 31said on wednesday it was supportive of the proposal ms blakey said that ramsays healthcare professionals were a key attraction to the consortium they are vital to the ongoing success of ramsay and are at the forefront of the consortiums shared vision for expansion and innovation ms blakey said