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REVEALED: Blackstone weighs sale of Ideal World amid CEO departure and tough trading - sources

The world’s largest private equity firm has put Ideal World on the market after it’s investment in the home shopping television channel turned sour.

People familiar with the matter said US buy-out giant Blackstone has appointed advisers from Deloitte to quickly find a buyer for Ideal Shopping Direct, a home shopping group that sells its products on Sky, Freeview and Virgin Media.

Ideal Shopping Direct’s main channel is Ideal World...

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