3M to buy harness maker Capital Safety from KKR

June 23 (Reuters) - 3M Co, the maker of Post-it notes and Scotch tape, said it agreed to buy Capital Safety, which manufactures harnesses and safety equipment, from private equity firm KKR & Co LP in a $2.5 billion deal, including debt.

The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2015, 3M said in a statement.

(Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)

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