Electronics firm Maplin up for sale

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%High street electronics retailer Maplin has been put up for sale with a price tag of up to £200 million.

Its owner Montagu Private Equity is understood to have hired accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to handle the sale, which comes after a number of potential bidders have approached the buyout firm to snap up the 214-strong chain.