Deals
Informa Said to Hold Joint Bid Talks for Thomson Reuters IP Unit
- Company said to seek to provide capital for winning bid stake
- Informa employs over 6,000 staff across five units globally
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Informa Plc, the U.K.-based business information provider, has held talks about providing capital to bidders for Thomson Reuters Corp.’s Intellectual Property & Science division, said people familiar with the matter.
The company has spoken with some of the remaining bidders, which include buyout firms Bain Capital, BC Partners and Carlyle Group LP, about investing alongside the eventual winner, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The talks are preliminary and Informa is not yet formally part of any bid, the people said.