The owners of Schufe said they would investigate the sale of the German credit rating firm

The company’s owners, including Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG, have already held talks with private capital suitors EQT AB and Hellman & Friedman about a potential deal, people said. Schufa could be valued at more than 2 billion euros ($ 2.3 billion) in any sale, people said, asking not to be identified in a confidential information conversation.