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EQT set for €2.3bn Springer deal

EQT, the private equity arm of Sweden’s Wallenberg family, is set to announce on Thursday the €2.3bn takeover of Springer Science and Business Media. The deal ends a tortuous sales process by its two UK private-equity owners, More…

Leverage and the Lloyd’s List

Here’s a blast from the past.

Remember Informa, publisher of the Lloyd’s List and The Earthmover & Civil Contractor Magazine?

The last time Alphaville wrote about the company it was the subject of a leveraged takeover bid from a private equity consortium, More…

Informa eyes deal for Springer

Informa, publisher of Lloyd’s List, has held talks with its rival Springer Science and Business Media over buying the German academic publisher whose private equity owners are looking to sell the whole business at a reduced valuation. More…