BC Partners to buy Springer Science for 3.3 billion euros
peter.suber's bookmarks 2013-06-19
Summary:
"Buyout firm BC Partners agreed to buy German publisher Springer Science+Business Media for about 3.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) on Wednesday....'BC Partners plans to support the continued growth of Springer globally by further expanding its core subscription business as well as focusing on traditionally high-growth areas such as open access publishing and emerging markets,' the buyout firm said...."