BC Partners forms €1bn single asset fund for Springer Nature stake
BC Partners has formed a new single-asset acquisition fund with commitments of more than €1bn to buy publishing house Springer Nature, which the GP acquired in 2013 via its 2011-vintage BC European Capital Fund IX (BCEC IX).
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