Trinity Mirror confirms £220m Local World deal

Daily Mirror owner will become UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher as it takes control of more than 100 titlesThe publisher of the Daily Mirror has confirmed its £220m deal to take control of Local World, cementing its place as the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher.Trinity Mirror, which also owns the Sunday People and Sunday Mirror, will buy out the 80% it does not already own in the Local World in a deal that values the business at about £220m. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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