M&A Deal Summary

Gannett Acquires Schurz Communications - Newspaper Assets

On January 29, 2019, Gannett acquired publishing company Schurz Communications - Newspaper Assets from Schurz Communications for 30M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gannett’s 6th transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Gannett’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Gannett’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Gannett’s 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-29
Target Schurz Communications - Newspaper Assets
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Gannett
Sellers(s) Schurz Communications
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 30M USD

Target

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).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gannett

McLean, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Publishing
Employees12,800
Revenue 2.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Gannett is a subscription-led and digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to empowering communities to thrive. With unmatched reach at the national and local level, Gannett touches the lives of millions with its Pulitzer-Prize winning content consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. The company's portfolio includes the 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. Gannett 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 STATS #
Overall 15 of 16
Sector (Publishing) 6 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 6
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 15 of 16
Year (2019) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-27 Online Automotive Solutions

Palatine, Illinois, United States

Online Automotive Solutions is a tech-enabled video, data and auto-focused inventory solutions provider. Online Automotive Solutions is based in Palatine, Illinois.

Buy $4M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-05 Gannett

McLean, Virginia, United States

Gannett Co., Inc. is a digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across its network. Gannett's operations comprise of USA TODAY, 92 daily local publications in the US and Guam, more than 400 non-daily publications in the U.S., and, through our Newsquest subsidiary, more than 150 local news brands online, mobile and in print in the UK. Gannett was established in 2014 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

Buy $1.8B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Schurz Communications

Mishawaka, Indiana, United States

Category Company
Founded 1872
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Schurz Communications, Inc. is a diversified, privately-owned communications company It operates three other cable systems serving just under 90,000 subscribers (Coral Springs, Florida, Hagerstown, MD and Sun Lakes, AZ). Schurz also publishes eleven daily and eight weekly newspapers, and it operates ten television stations in seven markets and thirteen radio stations in three markets.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-05 Online Tech

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Online Tech LLC is a provider of hybrid cloud, colocation, disaster recovery and data protection services. Online Tech is based in Ann Arbro, Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-01 NKTelco

New Knoxville, Ohio, United States

NKTelco is a broadband communications company, that provides video and data (i.e. Cable TV and Internet) services to its customers. This unique blend of companies allows us to offer Digital Voice, Cable TV, and High-Speed Internet services and serve our surrounding communities. NKTelco was founded in 1905 and is based in New Knoxville, Ohio.

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