Robert Andrews
Sep 5, 2008 4:04 AM
The story of the sale of B2B publisher and Datamonitor owner Informa got longer last night after it rejected a total £3.2 billion bid from a three-way consortium of Providence Equity LLP, the Carlyle Group and Blackstone. The trio offered £1.87 billion but would also have to take care of…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Aug 15, 2008 9:47 AM
Here’s the latest twist in the ongoing story of Informa’s possible sale… The Telegraph reports that PE Firm Blackstone, which joined the bidding in July, is now in talks with rival PE behemoths Providence and Carlyle, on making a joint bid for the B2B publisher. Providence and Carlyle had already…
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Robert Andrews
Jul 30, 2008 5:16 AM
B2B publisher Informa now has received a fresh takeover approach - from a second private equity consortium - after an initial offer from United Business Media (LSE: UBM) paved the way for an earlier offer from a trio of PE groups. FT.com says the Dubai World Trade Center fund has…
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