BC Partners Nears Deal to Buy Puzzle Business Keesing
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Private equity firm BC Partners is nearing a deal to acquire Keesing Media Group BV, a Dutch producer of puzzles and brainteasers.
An agreement to buy the Amsterdam-based company is set to be announced Friday, a representative for BC said. The purchase is set to value Keesing, which is being sold by Ergon Capital and Belgian publisher Mediahuis NV, at more than 300 million euros ($354 million), a person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified as the value is private.