That the dark lords behind the Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners are working on an all cash deal to buy Informa – the UK’s biggest publisher of not only magazines but also analysis and trade shows. All cash deal, you read that correctly. And if the dark lords take over Informa, it will be the largest takeover in the history of UK publishing. How’s that for scary.
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