<p>One of Asia&#39;s largest specialist private equity firms is matching KKR&#39;s bid for an Australian telecoms operator.</p> <p>Affinity Equity Partners has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of Vocus Group for $3.50 per share, for a total of $2.2 billion. The proposal is subject to due diligence and conditional on matters the Vocus board said were substantially similar to the bid KKR made in June.</p>