Providence has trumped rival bids from buyout funds EQT and TA Associates, the sources said.

Rothschild, FAPI, Providence, EQT and TA Associates declined to comment.

($1 = 1.0262 euros)

(Reporting by Emma-Victoria Farr and Pamela Barbaglia; Editing by Toby Chopra)

By Emma-Victoria Farr and Pamela Barbaglia