Apax Partners Makes Approach To Buy Emap Division - Newspaper

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Private equity group Apax Partners has made an approach tobuy the business-to-business arm of Emap PLC (EMA.LN), The Sunday Times said.

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If successful, Apax would merge the operation with Incisive Media, thebusiness-magazines company it acquired last year.

Emap said Friday it was holding a strategic review of all its businesses.

The Sunday Telegraph said it was Apax's approach that prompted the review. Thenewspaper said the deal would be worth about GBP1.3 billion.

Neither Emap nor Apax was available for comment.

Newspaper Web site: http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Newspaper Web site: http://www.telegraph.co.uk

-London Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0)20 7842 9320

(END) Dow Jones Newswires 07-29-07 0529ET Copyright (c) 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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