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BC Partners-Backed Springer Nature to Revive IPO Plans
- Academic publisher may list next year after postponing in 2018
- BC, Holtzbrinck-owned company recently asked advisers to pitch
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Springer Nature GmbH, the academic publisher owned by BC Partners and Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, is reviving plans for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
The company’s owners have recently invited advisers to pitch for roles on a potential listing that could take place as early as the first half of 2020, the people said, declining to be identified because the information isn’t public.