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| Date | August 5, 2019 |
| Target | Gannett Co. |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Buyer(s) | Gannett |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 1.8B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Greenhill & Co. Goldman Sachs (Financial) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Nixon Peabody (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Sector | Publishing |
| Employees | 12,800 |
| Revenue | 2.5B USD (2024) |
Gannett is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. The company's portfolio includes USA TODAY, local media organizations in 46 states in the U.S., and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary with over 120 local media brands operating in the United Kingdom. It also owns the digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, Inc., UpCurve, Inc., and WordStream, Inc., and runs the largest media-owned events business in the U.S., USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures. Gannett was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia.
| Deal Context for Buyer | # |
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| Overall | 16 of 16 |
| Sector: Publishing | 7 of 7 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition | 10 of 10 |
| State: Virginia | 2 of 2 |
| Country: United States | 16 of 16 |
| Year: 2019 | 2 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 12 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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| 2019-01-29 |
Schurz Communications - Newspaper Assets
Indiana, United States Schurz Communications, Inc. - Newspaper Assets comprises ten daily newspapers, which include the highly attractive college towns of South Bend, IN (The South Bend Tribune) and Bloomington, IN (Herald-Times). |
Buy | $30M |
