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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Rafat Ali
Jul 1, 2008 9:26 PM
Informa, the UK-based B2B giant which recently broke merger talked with United Business Media (LSE: UBM), has confirmed that it received a tentative big approach from a private equity consortium which would value the business at about $6.8 billion, including debt. The bid is a joint one from Providence Equity…
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