Exclusive-Silver Lake to explore sale of tax-free shopping firm Global Blue-sources

Private equity firm Silver Lake is preparing to explore a sale of Global Blue Group Holdings Ltd, a company that enables retailers to offer tax-free shopping, after receiving expressions of interest from potential acquirers, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The deliberations come as Global Blue recovers from the air travel slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which weighed on duty-free shopping. Silver Lake has hired an investment bank to explore options for Global Blue, which include a sale or capital market transactions, the sources said.