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Third group joins Informa bidders

A third equity group has joined the consortium bidding to buy Taylor & Francis' parent Informa. Funds advised by Hellman & Friedman have joined Providence Equity Partners  and The Carlyle Group in considering a possible acquisition of Informa.

Last week Informa ended talks with United Business Media over a possible all-share merger. Private equity firms Candover and Cinven, which own academic publisher Springer Science & Business Media, are also said to be considering an approach for the business publishing group.

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