may 16 reuters  baring private equity asia fund viii bpea does not plan to make an offer for rws holdings rwsl the hong kongbased group said on monday weeks after it had indicated interest in the londonlisted language services and software firm rws in its response said bpeas interest was unsolicited and did not lead to any proposal it also expressed confidence in its strategy for growth under british takeover regulations the asian private equity firm had until may 19 to make a firm offer for rws or walk away the board of rws believes the company has a strong future based on its clearly defined strategy  the company is focused on the actions and investments which support this strategy and its five year accelerated growth plan rws said in a statement bpea added that its decision to not go ahead with an offer for rws was not a reflection of its views on the rws business rws in 2020 had scooped up an allshare deal with sdl to create the worlds largest language services and software company reporting by pushkala aripaka in bengaluru editing by uttareshv