The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is considering a sale of its 49% stake in Euromoney Institutional Investor for an estimated £750m.
DMGT has had a stake in the FTSE 250 group, which publishes titles including Euromoney magazine and puts on events, for 50 years.
However, according to The Times, one source said it had become “non-core” to DMGT and was under review.
It comes after chief executive Paul Zwillenberg reduced DMGT’s stake in Euromoney from 67% to 49% in 2016.
The group has been under pressure to deliver to shareholders as shares have fallen 6% in the past year.
The consumer side of the business includes publishing giants such as the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline website, which made over £654m last year.
Meanwhile, the business portfolio turned over £773m.
The Times reports that DMGT wants to return most of the proceeds from any sale to shareholders.