U.K. pub operator Marston’s Plc said it has received a takeover approach from buyout firm Platinum Equity. Its shares surged.

Platinum Equity made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal on a possible cash bid, Marston’s said in a Friday statement, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. The company’s board will evaluate the proposal with its advisers, it said.

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