The digital media company Yahoo has sold its influential tech publisher TechCrunch to the private equity firm Regent, a transaction that streamlines the Yahoo portfolio and adds to Regent’s expanding roster of editorial titles.

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The deal will not require regulatory review, which is normally needed for deals valued at more than $100 million, according to Axios, which first reported the news.

In a statement, Regent said it is “thrilled to expand its reach as it provides breaking technology news, opinions, and analysis on tech companies worldwide to our audience.”

The transaction is the latest in a recent flurry of mergers and acquisitions activity in the media sector. Earlier this week Ziff Davis acquired theSkimm for an undisclosed price, and last week Regent brought on Foundry in a tie-up.

After the deal, Regent will own a slate of technology-centric publishers, including TechCrunch, PCWorld, Macworld, and TechAdvisor. 

For Yahoo, which was acquired by the private equity firm Apollo in 2021, the spin-off allows the company to focus on its Yahoo-branded outlets, including Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Finance, and its advertising technology business. 

The restructuring is part of a larger renaissance afoot at the company. In March 2024, Yahoo acquired the social platform Artifact, and it has recently launched a number of new editorial verticals, including its combat sports hub Uncrowned, and a hub dedicated to the sports memorabilia market.

This reinvention has entailed a degree of streamlining. In 2023, Yahoo pledged to cut 1,000 jobs across the company, and that February it shuttered its supply-side platform, as ADWEEK first reported. In January 2024, it shuttered TC+, the subscription product TechCrunch first launched in 2019.

“We believe this next chapter under Regent can help maintain TechCrunch’s influence and support its continued growth,” Yahoo said in a statement.