#Vice Media hires financial advisor for sale: report

#Vice Media hires financial advisor for sale: report

“Vice Media hires financial advisor for sale: report” Vice Media, the Brooklyn-based digital media company founded by Shane Smith, has hired bankers to put the company up for sale, according to a report. Several buyers have expressed “preliminary interest” in buying Vice outright, CNBC reported late Monday. Vice, which is saddled with outstanding debt and…

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#G/O Media buys business news site Quartz

#G/O Media buys business news site Quartz

“G/O Media buys business news site Quartz” G/O Media, the owner of a handful of sites that once belonged to Gawker Media, announced Thursday it is scooping up the business news site Quartz. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Quartz co-founder and CEO Zach Seward told employees in a memo Thursday that he agreed…

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#More glossies launched in 2021

#More glossies launched in 2021

“#More glossies launched in 2021” COVID lockdowns apparently are good for at least one thing: all that extra time to spend flipping through a magazine — a down-and-out corner of the media industry that got an unexpected boost last year. The second year of the pandemic brought a surprisingly sharp rebound in new print magazines,…

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#Group Nine, Vox keep price of deal quiet

#Group Nine, Vox keep price of deal quiet

“#Group Nine, Vox keep price of deal quiet” Vox Media and Group Nine are keeping the value of their merger private — and that may be because the number isn’t as eye-popping as digital media darlings once commanded, On The Money has learned. Sources say Group Nine’s worth has slumped to $225 million, less than…

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#Forbes to become public company through 0M SPAC merger

#Forbes to become public company through $630M SPAC merger

“#Forbes to become public company through $630M SPAC merger” Forbes Global Media, the publisher of Forbes magazine, said Thursday that it will go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm in a deal that values the combined entity at $630 million. The company said it will merge with special purpose acquisition company Magnum…

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#German publisher Axel Springer strikes deal to buy Politico

#German publisher Axel Springer strikes deal to buy Politico

“#German publisher Axel Springer strikes deal to buy Politico” German publishing giant Axel Springer said Thursday it has struck a deal to buy the US-based, politics-focused news site Politico. The companies didn’t disclose a sale price, but reports have valued the deal at about $1 billion. Reports of a potential deal leaked out earlier this…

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