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Northern & Shell Network Exits Northern & Shell Network - Publishing Assets

On February 9, 2018, invested in publishing company Northern & Shell Network - Publishing Assets from Northern & Shell Network for 127M GBP

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-02-09
Target Northern & Shell Network - Publishing Assets
Sector Publishing
Sellers(s) Northern & Shell Network
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 127M GBP

Target

Northern & Shell Network - Publishing Assets

London, United Kingdom
Northern & Shell's publishing assets are a significant force in the UK media sector, with a portfolio of newspapers and magazines which comprise four national newspaper titles (the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and Daily Star Sunday) and three celebrity magazines (OK!, New!, and Star) together with a 50% joint venture interest in the Irish Daily Star, outside the UK. Northern & Shell operates a print plant in Luton, serving its portfolio of newspapers and magazines as well as providing third-party printing services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Northern & Shell Network

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Northern & Shell Network Ltd., a publisher of the music magazine International Musician and Recording World.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-10 Channel 5 Broadcasting

London, United Kingdom

Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd., holds the license to operate the fifth, and final, national terrestrial broadcast television channel to be granted in the United Kingdom. Warburg Pincus was invited to become a founding shareholder of this start-up enterprise by a Channel 5 Managing Director, Greg Dyke, with whom Warburg Pincus had worked previously when Mr. Dyke led London Weekend Television.

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