Reuters reported that that private equity firm GTCR LLC is now in exclusive discussions to buy job board operator CareerBuilder for more than $1 billion, citing people familiar with the matter. GTCR is the firm that acquired a majority stake in vendor management system operator Beeline. Last month, Beeline and IQN, which also provides a VMS, announced plans to operate under the Beeline brand. 

Tegna Inc., which holds a 53% stake in CareerBuilder, announced last September that it planned to explore strategic alternatives for the company, including a possible sale. Newspaper publisher The McClatchy Company also owns a 15.0% stake in CareerBuilder.

Other jobs websites have recently been sold. Randstad closed on its acquisition of Monster Worldwide Inc. in November in a deal that gave Monster an enterprise value of $429 million. In addition, Microsoft acquired LinkedIn in a $26.2 billion deal last year. DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX), which owns technology jobs website Dice.com, is also exploring strategic alternatives.