Johnston Press - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Johnston Press M&A Summary

Johnston Press has acquired 2 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Johnston Press’ largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Score Press for $239M. Johnston Press has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (50%) and publishing (50%).

Johnston Press Ownership

Who owns Johnston Press?

Johnston Press is owned by JPIMedia. It was acquired on November 18, 2018.

Johnston Press Business Overview

Where is Johnston Press headquartered?

Johnston Press is headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

What is Johnston Press’ revenue?

Johnston Press disclosed revenue of 245M GBP for 2016 and 269M GBP for 2015.

What sector is Johnston Press in?

Johnston Press is a media company.

When was Johnston Press founded?

Johnston Press was founded in 1767.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Johnston Press Plc

Orchard Brae House 30 Queensferry Road,
Edinburgh, EH4 2HS
United Kingdom,
+44 13 1311 7500
www.johnstonpress.co.uk

Johnston Press is a multimedia company operating around 200 newspapers and associated websites around the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The company's flagship titles included UK-national newspaper the i, The Scotsman, the Yorkshire Post, the Falkirk Herald, and Belfast's The News Letter. Johnston Press was formed in 1767 and is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # - - - - - 2 2
vol $339M $339M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Local Press Ltd 2005-09-16 100M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Belfast, Ireland · www.newsletter.co.uk
Score Press Ltd. 2005-08-09 239M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 1 (50%) 239M (70%) - -
Publishing 1 (50%) 100M (30%) - -
Total 2 $339M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Ireland 1 100M - -
United Kingdom 1 239M - -
Domestic 1 (50%) 239M (70%) - -
Cross-border 1 (50%) 100M (30%) - -
Total 2 $339M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $339M
TOTAL $339M
Largest Score Press Ltd.
$239M (2005-08-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)

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