Mecom agrees to be taken over in £196m deal

Belgiums De Persgroep to buy publisher of papers including Brabants Dagblad and De Gelderlander in the NetherlandsEuropean newspaper publisher Mecom Group has agreed to be acquired by Belgian media group De Persgroep for £196m.Mecom shareholders will receive 155p per share in cash, representing a premium of 35% on the stocks closing price on Friday. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]

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