Sale would justify firm exiting its healthcare and tech distribution businesses
DCC owns retail forecourts, operated under the Certa brand in Ireland
Irish energy distributor DCC could be valued at £7bn (€8bn), folowing a joint approach made by investment giants KKR and Energy Capital Partners.
The average share premium on three other takeover approaches so far this year for companies listed on the FTSE 100 is 39pc, according to Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.