March 21 (Reuters) - Yahoo has signed a deal to sell its

20-year-old technology news website, TechCrunch, to media

investment firm Regent, the companies said on Friday.

TechCrunch, a popular online platform providing news and

analysis on global tech companies, startups and entrepreneurs,

was among the media assets of Verizon Communications ( VZ ),

including Yahoo.

In 2021, private equity firm Apollo Global Management ( APO )

acquired the media assets for $5 billion, subsequently

rebranding the combined assets under the Yahoo name.

Regent has been actively expanding its tech news site

portfolio, with its recent acquisition of Foundry, the parent

company of leading publications such as PCWorld, Macworld,

InfoWorld, CIO, and TechAdvisor.

The financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close

in the coming weeks, were not disclosed.

"We believe this next chapter under Regent can help maintain

TechCrunch's influence and support its continued growth," Yahoo

said in a statement.

Yahoo hosts a suite of news sites, including Yahoo Finance,

Yahoo Sports and Engadget, in addition to other services like

Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Search.