M&A Deal Summary

Orange County Media Acquires Freedom Communications

On March 17, 2016, Orange County Media acquired publishing company Freedom Communications for 56M USD

Acquisition Highlights

This is Orange County Media’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
This is Orange County Media’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Orange County Media’s 1st transaction in the United States.
This is Orange County Media’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date	2016-03-17
Target	Freedom Communications
Sector	Publishing
Buyer(s)	Orange County Media
Deal Type	Special Situations/Distressed
Deal Value	56M USD

Target

Freedom Communications

Santa Ana, California, United States

Freedom Communications, Inc. is a diversified media company that primarily publishes community newspapers and metropolitan area newspapers and operates broadcast television stations. Freedom owns 28 daily newspapers and 38 weekly newspapers in 11 states with a combined circulation of 1.2 million and 8 broadcast television stations in 7 states. It is the 13th largest newspaper publisher by circulation and one of the largest independent television broadcasters in the U.S.

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