Gannett

Warren Buffett throws in the towel on his newspaper empire

BH Media, which owns papers across the country, has been cutting jobs for years to cope with declining ad revenue.

January 29, 2020

Apollo and Blackstone are stealing Wall Street’s loans business

Investors have plowed hundreds of billions of dollars into private debt funds in recent years, lured by premiums that are more than five percentage points higher than competing public debt.

December 18, 2019

Investment Banking

Weekly wrap: Liberty Tax, New Media, Roper

Liberty Tax acquires Vitamin Shoppe. New Media buys Gannett. Roper Technologies purchases iPipeline from Thoma Bravo.

August 09, 2019

Private Equity

M&A wrap: BC Partners, Blackstone, Silver Oak, Mastercard, Gannett, Fox

Blackstone takes minority stake in BC Partners. Silver Oak raises fourth fund. Mastercard makes its biggest ever acquisition, and New Media buys Gannett.

August 06, 2019

Technology

New Media buys Gannett to form News Giant

The merged entity will be a local news giant that owns more than one-sixth of all daily newspapers in the country, including USA Today.

August 06, 2019

Healthcare

M&A daily wrap: Boston Consulting Group, digital transformations, NewSpring, Vybe Twin Brook

Private equity firms need to conduct digital transformations of their portfolio companies; lender Twin Brook serves as an active partner; NewSpring backs urgent care.

May 10, 2018

Technology

Chicago Tribune owner acquires New York Daily News

The deal comes as Tronc rivals Hearst and Gannett are also making acquisitions in the sector.

September 05, 2017

Sectors

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Gannett

Warren Buffett throws in the towel on his newspaper empire

Apollo and Blackstone are stealing Wall Street’s loans business

Weekly wrap: Liberty Tax, New Media, Roper

M&A wrap: BC Partners, Blackstone, Silver Oak, Mastercard, Gannett, Fox

New Media buys Gannett to form News Giant

M&A daily wrap: Boston Consulting Group, digital transformations, NewSpring, Vybe Twin Brook

Chicago Tribune owner acquires New York Daily News

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Gannett

Warren Buffett throws in the towel on his newspaper empire

Apollo and Blackstone are stealing Wall Street’s loans business

Weekly wrap: Liberty Tax, New Media, Roper

M&A wrap: BC Partners, Blackstone, Silver Oak, Mastercard, Gannett, Fox

New Media buys Gannett to form News Giant

M&A daily wrap: Boston Consulting Group, digital transformations, NewSpring, Vybe Twin Brook

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Chicago Tribune owner acquires New York Daily News