M&A Deal Summary

Johnston Press Acquires Score Press

On August 9, 2005, Johnston Press acquired media company Score Press for 155M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Johnston Press’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Johnston Press’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Johnston Press’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-08-09
Target Score Press
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Johnston Press
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 155M GBP
Advisor(s) Canaccord Genuity (Financial)

Target

Score Press

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer

Johnston Press

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1767
Sector Media
Revenue 245M GBP (2016)
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-16 Local Press

Belfast, Ireland

Local Press is a newspaper publisher, which owns a range of regional titles in Northern Ireland. Local Press has nine titles. Some are subscription only, others are free circulation.

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