Kirkland advises BC Partners on €4.9 billion IPO of Springer Nature

Munich — Kirk­land & Ellis advi­ses BC Part­ners on the IPO of Sprin­ger Nature.
The offe­ring consists of new shares from a capi­tal increase of EUR 200 million and the sale of exis­ting shares held by BC Part­ners. Sprin­ger Nature’s shares have been traded in the Prime Stan­dard segment of the Frank­furt Stock Exch­ange since Octo­ber 4, 2024 (ticker symbol: SPG). The market capi­ta­liza­tion is around € 4.9 billion. Sprin­ger Nature’s IPO was a success. Sprin­ger Nature is a leading global publisher for rese­arch, health and educa­tion. The company is owned by compa­nies control­led by the Georg von Holtz­brinck publi­shing group and funds advi­sed by BC Part­ners. A Kirk­land team had alre­ady advi­sed BC Part­ners on the exten­sion of the invest­ment in Sprin­ger Nature in 2021. 

Advi­sor BC Part­ners: Kirk­land & Ellis, Munich

Attila Oldag (Lead, Private Equity/M&A; photo © Kirk­land), Dr. Anna Schwan­der (Capi­tal Markets); Asso­ciate: Dr. Tamara Zehen­t­bauer (Private Equity/M&A) About Kirk­land

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