Reed Elsevier is offering a $330m high-interest loan to help potential bidders find the cash for its up-for-sale B2B publishing division, Reed Business Information.
According to the FT, the loan – at a rate of around 16 per cent – has been offered to around two dozen private equity firms who have expressed an interest in RBI.
The paper says around half a dozen bids are expected. First-round bids are due in August.
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