Pearson ( PSO ) said it has agreed the sale of The Mergermarket Group to funds advised by BC Partners for an enterprise value of GBP382 million ($620 million), payable in cash. European shares were narrowly mixed, with German stocks just edging out a gain despite weak retail sales. Also, the annual rate of inflation in the eurozone rose to 0.9% from 0.7% in October, the European Union's statistics office said in a preliminary estimate today.