M&A Deal Summary

JPIMedia Acquires Johnston Press

On November 18, 2018, JPIMedia acquired media company Johnston Press

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is JPIMedia’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is JPIMedia’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-11-18
Target Johnston Press
Sector Media
Buyer(s) JPIMedia
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Johnston Press

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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.

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Buyer

JPIMedia

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 2018
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

JPIMedia Ltd. is a multimedia company operating 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. JPIMedia was formed in 2018 and is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-29 i

United Kingdom

i (newspaper) provides national newspapers and website.

Sell £50M
Mergr

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