Bain Capital is shifting nearer towards a possible takeover of knowledge middle operator Chindata Group Houp (NASDAQ:CD).

Talks between non-public fairness agency Bain and Chindata’s board, which is evaluating an $8 per ADS offer from Bain, at the moment are centered on figuring out a valuation, based on a Bloomberg report on Sunday, which cited folks acquainted with the matter. Bain has secured financing to purchase out minority shareholders, and a deal might be reached as early as this month.

No ultimate choices have been made, talks are nonetheless going down, and a possible settlement may nonetheless be delayed, based on the report.

The information comes after Chindata (CD) acquired a preliminary non-binding proposal letter from Bain in June for $8 per ADS. In July, an arm of state owned conglomerate China Retailers Capital made a $3.4 billion takeover provide, or $9.20 per ADS, topping a bid from Bain Capital for the Asian information middle operator.

China Retailers Capital’s non-binding provide is unlikely to be accepted by Chindata (CD), based on the Bloomberg report. Bain might think about rising its provide value to get a deal over the end line.

Bloomberg reported in November that China Merchants was exploring a takeover of Bain-backed Chindata (CD). The information outlet additionally reported final April that Chindata (CD) had received takeover interest from other firms in the industry.

Chindata (CD) is scheduled to report Q2 results on Aug. 31.

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