First Philippine rejects KKR proposal to buy stake in power generation unit

(Corrects company spelling in headline)Aug 17 : First Philippine Holdings Corp said on Monday it had rejected a KKR proposal to acquire an 8.43 per cent stake in First Gen Corp, saying it did not represent the power generation unit's true value.Here are some more details:• The stake buy would have likely triggered a mandatory tender offer from the global investment firm to acquire First Gen's public float at 35 pesos per share, valuing the takeover at around 165.44 billion pesos ($2.69 billion). • The tender offer was also set to support a petition to voluntarily delist First Gen from the Philippine Stock Exchange.• Energy and construction conglomerate First Philippine holds a stake of 67.84 per cent in First Gen, according to LSEG data.• First Gen was valued at 110.63 billion pesos, as of