The economics of going private: If the predators are willing, perhaps their bankers are too weak
The hysteria-fuelled bear market in newspaper stocks has been accompanied by talk of private equity interest in the sector. In…
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Memo to private equity: Why not try a proper challenge?
So a consortium of private equity firms has got round to bidding for Informa. This, however, feels like one of…
ByPrivate equity consortium confirms Informa approach
Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has teamed up with The Carlyle Group and approached B2B publisher Informa with a…
ByUBM-Informa talks collapse as the princes of private equity wave silly money under Mr Rigby’s nose
So Informa and United Business Media won’t be getting hitched after all. Talks collapsed last night after the market closed.…
ByWhy can’t Peter Rigby think of any positive arguments for a UBM-Informa merger?
From Andrew Davidson in the Sunday Times, an odd interview with an agitated-sounding Peter Rigby, chairman of Informa. Odd because.…
ByAnnals of spin: For you, Mr Rigby, the war is over. . .
Did Informa’s spinners come up with this? At the Telegraph, Damian Reece nails the weak-brained chat suggesting that David Levin,…
ByUBM & Informa: B2B consolidation just got interesting
How many ways can you skin a cat? Johnston Press solved its debt problems by asking investors for cash and…
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