
GIC to sell Springer Science+Business
GIC Special Investments, the PE arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, and EQT will sell global publisher Springer Science+Business Media to London-based BC Partners for a total enterprise value of around EUR 3.3 billion ($4.4 billion), which includes a performance-related component of about EUR200 million. EQT and GIC will retain a minority stake of about 10%.
EQT bought 82% and GIC 18% of Springer in 2010 for about EUR2.3 billion, including debt. They hoped to receive EUR3.5 billion for the company, and were considering an IPO after rejecting the initial...
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