01/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: BC Partners/Springer Science + Business Media. On Thursday 1 August, the European Commission authorised the acquisition by BC European Capital IX (United Kingdom), acting on behalf of CIE Management IX Limited (United Kingdom) and ultimately controlled by BC Partners Holdings Limited (United Kingdom), of Springer Science + Business Media AG (SSBM, Germany). BC Partners Holdings is a holding company owned by the BC investment capital fund. SSBM is a...