Goldman Sounds Out Buyers for $2.1 Billion Versant Spinoff Loan

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is holding early discussions with investors to gauge their interest in a roughly $2.1 billion leveraged loan tied to Comcast Corp.’s planned spinoff of Versant Media Group Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The loan is part of a broader financing packaging that will include a bond offering, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing a private transaction. The discussions are ongoing and the timing and structure of the debt deal may change, the people said.

Representatives for Comcast and Goldman Sachs declined to comment. A representative for Versant ...