Rumour mill sells off BvD

Global electronic publisher Bureau van Dijk (BvD) is up for sale, according to an unconfirmed report in the Daily Telegraph.

According to the report, companies interested in buying BvD include Reed Elsevier, Reuters, Pearson and IWR owner Incisive Media. There may also be interest from US firms such as Dow Jones, McGraw-Hill and Factset.

Private equity house Candover, which has a 60% stake in BvD, refused to comment. The remaining 40% of the company is owned by its management.

In a statement, BvD said: “With the majority of BvD owned by the private equity house Candover, there are rumours from time to time about the intentions of Candover regarding its shareholding.

“The policy of BvD’s management and Candover is never to comment on rumours, except to say they do not affect BvD management’s focus or its commitment to the business.”

BvD’s Amadeus database supplies information about six million companies in 38 countries. Other BvD databases include Bankscope, Fame and Zephyr.

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