Bloomberg News: Crestview Eyes Partial or Full Sale of NEP Group

The private-equity firm has been a shareholder since 2012

Bloomberg News is reporting that the private-equity backer of NEP Group is mulling a full or partial sale of the broadcast-services company. Crestview Partners is said to be working with an adviser to sell its stake in the company, and Carlyle Group has a first option to buy that interest, which could give the company an enterprise value of about $2.5 billion. 

Carlyle agreed to buy a minority stake in NEP in 2016 using capital from Carlyle Global Partners, a pool designed to hold companies for longer than the typical five-year period so it can double its investment. If Carlyle decides not to take control, it or Crestview could elect to sell to a third party, according to Bloomberg.

Crestview has been a shareholder in the Pittsburgh-based company since 2012.