From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:56:45 -0400

News via Gary Price/infoDOCKET.com

From Bloomberg:

"German academic publisher Springer Science & Business Media GmbH said
it plans to raise about 760 million euros ($993 million) in its
initial public offering.

Shares of Springer Science, controlled by Swedish buyout firm EQT
Partners AB, are set to start trading in Frankfurt before the summer
break, according to a statement today. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and
JPMorgan Chase & Co. are managing the sale."

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EQT is still accepting takeover offers for Springer Science this month
and may scrap the IPO, people familiar with the matter said last week.
The buyout firm hasn’t made a final decision whether to do the IPO or
sell the German publisher, according to the people.

Full Text:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-05/publisher-springer-science-to-raise-993-million-in-ipo.html

More From FT:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95c1739a-cdbb-11e2-a13e-00144feab7de.html

"A listing is EQT’s preferred option for Springer Science, but it is
still holding talks with groups potentially interested in buying the
whole company in a transaction that would value Springer Science at as
much as €4bn including debt. EQT and GIC jointly acquired Springer
science in 2009."

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