Aug 13, 2026 – 8.28amAustralia’s largest waste collection company Cleanaway has received a $9.4 billion buyout offer from EQT Infrastructure and will grant the Swedish private investment giant a period of exclusive due diligence with a view to recommending a deal to shareholders.EQT’s conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal was at $3.13 per share, representing a 32.1 per cent premium to the company’s last closing price, Cleanaway said in a statement to the ASX on Thursday.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles