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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
Information Holdings Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
456727 10 6
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Require Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Page 1 of 10 Pages
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CUSIP No. 456727 10 6 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 9,802,074
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,802,074
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,802,074
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
57.85%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 456727 10 6 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus & Co.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 9,802,074
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,802,074
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,802,074
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
57.85%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 456727 10 6 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 9,802,074
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,802,074
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9,802,074
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
57.85%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
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Information Holdings Inc. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
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Offices:
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2777 Summer Street
Suite 209
Stamford, Connecticut 06905
Items 2(a), Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal
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(b) and (c) Business Office:
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This statement is filed by and on behalf of
(a) Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("WPV"); (b)
Warburg, Pincus & Co., a New York general
partnership ("WP"); and (c) E.M. Warburg,
Pincus & Co., LLC, a New York limited
liability company ("EMW LLC"), which manages
WPV (collectively, the Reporting Persons").
WP, as the sole general partner of WPV, has a
15% interest in the profits of WPV and owns
approximately 1.2% of the limited partnership
interests in WPV. Lionel I. Pincus is the
managing partner of WP and the managing
member of EMW LLC and may be deemed to
control both WP and EMW LLC. The members of
EMW LLC are substantially the same as the
partners of WP. The business address of each
of the foregoing is 466 Lexington Avenue, New
York, New York 10017.
WPV, WP and EMW LLC have shared ownership and
voting dispositive power with respect to
9,802,074 shares of Common Stock (as defined
below).
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(the "Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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456727 10 6
Item 3. Not Applicable
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Item 4. Ownership:
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Warburg Pincus Ventures, L.P.
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 9,802,074
shares of Common Stock, as of December 31,
1998.
(b) Percent of Class: 57.85%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the
vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the
vote: 9,802,074
(iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct
the disposition of: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose of or
direct the disposition of: 9,802,074
Warburg Pincus & Co.
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 9,802,074
shares of Common Stock, as of
December 31, 1998.
(b) Percent of Class: 57.85%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the
vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the
vote: 9,802,074
(iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct
the disposition of: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose of or
direct the disposition of: 9,802,074
E.M. Warburg Pincus & Co., LLC
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 9,802,074
shares of Common Stock, as of
December 31, 1998.
(b) Percent of Class: 57.85%
(c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the
vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the
vote: 9,802,074
(iii) Sole power to dispose of or direct
the disposition of: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose of or
direct the disposition of: 9,802,074
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not Applicable.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
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of Another Person:
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Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the
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Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
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Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of
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Members of the Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
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Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 9, 1999
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P.
By: WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.,
General Partner
By:/s/ Stephen Distler
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Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Partner
E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Member
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 9, 1999,
among the signatories to this Schedule 13G. 10
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that
all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on
behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional
joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be
responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not
be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning
the others, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that
such information is inaccurate. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
Dated: February 9, 1999
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P.
By: WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., General Partner
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Member
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