The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Marshall, who earlier this month sealed a £100m deal to buy the Spectator magazine , is leading a consortium backed by Ken Griffin, the US billionaire founder of the Citadel hedge fund. Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 13, 2024

New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium The UK government plans to introduce legislation that would prevent foreign governments owning UK newspapers and magazines in a move that could scupper the planned £600m sale of the Telegraph to a UAE-backed consortium.

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How2Exit

MARCH 19, 2023

This is the lesson that Lane Carrick, a serial entrepreneur who has started, grown, merged, bought, and sold multiple businesses in his career, has learned. His father told him to go to college and study what pleased him, and when he graduated he'd come into the family business.

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How2Exit

MARCH 1, 2023

Ron Concept 1: Bring the Lawyer in Last When buying or selling a small business, Joel recommends bringing the lawyer in last. The process of buying and selling a small business is complex and requires a lot of pieces to be put together. It takes time to put the puzzle together and to put the deal together.

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Focus Investment Banking

AUGUST 15, 2023

Washington, DC, (August 15, 2023) – FOCUS Investment Banking (“FOCUS”), a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced today that it has added two new managing directors, Mike McCraw and William R. Bill”) Snow.

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How2Exit

MARCH 13, 2023

Ron Concept 1: Scale Businesses And Operations Scaling businesses and operations is an important skill that can be used to increase a business' success. Joshua Johnston is a great example of someone who has mastered the art of scaling businesses and operations.

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Benchmark International

AUGUST 1, 2023

Benchmark International is pleased to announce the acquisition of Wicklow-based Paramount Packaging by Mediahuis Ireland, through its Reach Group subsidiary. The company comprises a number of business units, including Reach-Delpac, a supplier of catering disposables, food-to-go packaging, hygiene products and luxury retail packaging.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 12, 2024

Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretary Business live – latest updates Media groups have reportedly shown fresh interest in a takeover of the Telegraph and Spectator alongside Redbird IMI, the UAE backed consortium.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

JANUARY 24, 2024

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How2Exit

MARCH 20, 2023

-Ron Concept 1: Buy Small, Reasonable Deals Buying and selling a business can be a daunting process, especially for small and medium-sized businesses. This strategy involves buying businesses that have a low risk of failure, but that still have the potential for growth.

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How2Exit

MARCH 18, 2023

Ron Concept 1: Start Small, Dream Big When it comes to starting a business, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the thought of the potential risks and obstacles. With fifteen years of experience starting, growing, buying, and selling businesses, Jeanette is passionate about building value in a business through innovation and empowering people.

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How2Exit

MARCH 9, 2023

Ron Concept 1: Start A Business Early Starting a business early can be a great way to gain experience and financial independence. After college, Dana continued to build his business and invested heavily in self-education. Dana's story is a great example of the potential benefits of starting a business early.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 29, 2024

Traditional affinity between Conservatives and the newspaper has given way to a complex, splintered drama, and the attempted acquisition by Gulf-backed RedBird IMI lies in limbo With the Conservative party trailing Labour by nearly 20 points in the polls, it needs all the help it can get if it is going to have a fighting chance at the next election. (..)

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

JULY 17, 2024

Potential bid by CVC Capital Partners believed to be structured to back newspaper group’s management team Business live – latest updates The private-equity group behind the Six Nations tournament and English Premiership Rugby is considering a bid for the Telegraph, before the deadline for the first round of the auction of the newspaper group this week. (..)

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How2Exit

MARCH 6, 2023

This is something that Gia Salento, an acquisition entrepreneur and co-founder of a couple of projects, knows all too well. She was involved in his second iteration of the online course, which was discussing the small business crisis due to the many baby boomers retiring at the same time. Abraham is an example of this.

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How2Exit

MARCH 5, 2023

He eventually realized that he needed to grow his company through acquisitions and started educating himself on mergers and acquisitions. Concept 2: Save Businesses From Distress It is important to be aware of the risks associated with investing, such as the potential for businesses to become distressed.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 28, 2024

Media companies to combine publishing and advertising platforms to target gen Z and millennials The Independent will take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in the UK and Ireland with the intention to create “Britain’s biggest publisher network for gen Z and millennial audiences”, the publishers have said.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MARCH 15, 2024

Potential move by RedBird IMI follows UK government plan to ban foreign state ownership of newspapers The United Arab Emirates-backed consortium RedBird IMI is considering a sale of its stake in the Telegraph, after its attempt to take over the media group was effectively scuppered by UK government plans to ban foreign state ownership of newspapers. (..)

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How2Exit

MARCH 7, 2023

Ron Concept 1: Know The Risks of M&A When it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), it is essential to understand the risks involved. M&A can be a great way to expand a business, but it can also be very risky. He then went on to work in-house at tech businesses, and eventually built and ran his own businesses.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

JANUARY 26, 2024

Regulators’ reports on public interest risk now due on 11 March after late change in consortium’s structure prompts further review Telegraph CEO steps down A second investigation has been launched into the Barclay family’s deal to transfer control of the Telegraph newspaper group, pushing the deadline for regulators’ reports on the public interest (..)

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

JANUARY 30, 2024

Legal move stops any changes to top management and editorial executives until investigations are complete Telegraph could become ‘PR arm’ of UAE after takeover, MPs warned The UK government has issued a legal order stopping a UAE-backed consortium from meddling with the Telegraph, including making any changes to top management and editorial executives, (..)

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MAY 15, 2024

RedBird IMI deal effectively killed by new legislation blocking foreign states from owning UK newspapers The former CNN executive who fronted a failed bid for the Telegraph newspaper by a UAE-backed consortium has suggested the government was not willing to listen to assurances about editorial neutrality.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Jeff Zucker of Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI insists editorial independence of titles would be protected The US boss of the Abu Dhabi-backed company that is the frontrunner to acquire the Telegraph has accused rival bidders of hypocrisy and reiterated a pledge to the UK government that he would guarantee the newspaper’s editorial independence.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Lord Rothermere is second potential suitor to turn to oil-rich region for financial support The owner of the Daily Mail has tapped Middle Eastern investors about potentially backing his bid for the Telegraph, the second prospective suitor known to have turned to the oil-rich region for financial support in a forthcoming auction of the leading Conservative (..)

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

1] Major all-cash acquisitions have followed, such as Arena Pharmaceutical’s agreement to sell to Pfizer for $6.7 Midsize pharmaceutical buyers pursuing opportunistic acquisition strategies, with robust capital markets and high valuations having limited the pool of attractive assets available in recent years.

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The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

MAY 15, 2023

Digital publisher and owner of Vice News and Vice TV was once valued at $6bn but has agreed sale for $225m Vice, the once high-flying media startup that reached a peak valuation of nearly $6bn (£5bn), has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US as the digital publisher engineers a cut-price sale to a group of lenders.

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