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BusinessWeek price could reach $40M

Posted on September 11, 2009 9:41 PM
McGraw-Hill Cos.' BusinessWeek magazine could be sold at a price of $35 million to $40 million, plus assumed debt, according to sources.

Bloomberg LP has emerged as one of the potential bidders for the publication, which hit the auction block July 19 when McGraw-Hill tapped Jonathan Knee of Evercore Partners Inc. to explore strategic options. Other reported bidders include private equity firms OpenGate Capital and Platinum Equity LLC and Bruce Wasserstein, head of investment bank Lazard. (Wasserstein is the chairman of The Deal LLC.)

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