By Benjamin Horney (November 27, 2017, 6:34 PM EST) -- Springer Nature, the educational publishing company behind science magazines including Nature and Scientific America, has tapped JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley to help with a planned initial public offering that could value the company at as much as €5 billion ($5.95 billion), according to a Monday report from Reuters. The report said Springer Nature could raise up to €800 million via the IPO. Germany's Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, which co-owns Springer Nature with private equity firm BC Partners, is planning to retain a stake of 40 percent or more in the company, the report said. Reports in October said the IPO could take place next summer....