Tinicum Acquires Majority Stake in F+W

Tinicum, a private equity firm with investments in media and e-commerce, has purchased a majority stake in F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company, an old media content company that has transformed itself into a digital content and retailing platform. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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