Posted: May 6, 2010 – 1:19pm Jacksonville.com
By Mark Basch
Two large private equity firms are in talks to buy out Jacksonville-based Fidelity National Information Services Inc., according to news reports today.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Blackstone Group LP was considering the deal along with other firms. Bloomberg News later reported that Thomas H. Lee Partners LP is joining Blackstone in the bid.
Fidelity said the company’s policy is to not comment on speculation about acquisitions.
Fidelity National Information Services, or FIS, provide technology services for financial companies. It was spun off from title insurance company Fidelity National Financial Inc. Another publicly-traded company, Lender Processing Services Inc., was spun off from FIS.
The two Fidelity companies and LPS are all headquartered in Jacksonville, but all three operate independently.
Bloomberg reported that “two people with knowledge of the situation” said the deal is “under discussion and may not happen.”
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