Rumor Mill: BC Partners Looking for Acuris Exit

Acuris, a news publisher for the corporate finance sector, may soon be up for sale. BC Partners are reportedly looking at an exit:

The sources said BC Partners was looking to start an auction process early next year and was working closely with the management team to prepare the financial documentation for potential bidders.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/11/bc-partners-gears-up-to-sell-financial-media-firm-acuris-reuters/

Acuris is a corporate and organizational rebrand of MergerMarket, which now includes several other businesses, including DebtWire, Unquote, Xtract, among others. Acuris most recently purchased Spark Spread, a utilities information provider, and plans to roll it into its Inframation product.

Singapore wealth fund GIC owns a minority stake.

- Kevan Huston