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USA Today owner makes bid valued at $815m to takeover LA Times publisher

on Apr 25, 2016 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

Newspaper publisher Gannett, which owns USA Today and Newsquest in the UK, has today (25 April) made a formal offer to buy rival Tribune Publishing for around than $815m, taking on about $390m of debt.

The deal that would give the publisher control of the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and several other newspapers.

Gannett said it offered $12.25 in cash for each Tribune share, a 63 percent premium to Tribune’s Friday closing price of $7.52. Gannett valued the total deal at about $815m, which includes about $390m of debt.

Gannett’s board said it was “disappointed” by Tribune’s “continued refusal to begin Read full story ›

Source: The Drum