Private equity buyer pounces on Thompson Publishing

A private equity firm founded by a former head of leveraged buyouts at Credit Suisse has bought the remainder of Thompson Publishing following a slew of private equity deals in the media sector.

Avista Capital Partners bought an approximately 50% stake in the law and regulatory publishing house from MidOcean Partners, the private equity firm spun out of Deutsche Bank in 2003.

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