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Topps of Baseball Card Fame Considered for Sale
- Madison Dearborn, Tornante discuss split, sale with advisers
- Private equity firms took Topps private for $385 million
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The private equity owners of Topps Co. are weighing a sale of the baseball card maker, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Madison Dearborn Partners and Tornante Co., the private investment firm of former Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner, are speaking with bankers about strategic options for the company, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.