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  • March 2008
    • Newsday Sale Another Bad Sign in Teetering Industry

      Newsday Sale Another Bad Sign in Teetering Industry

      (Newser) - Just last year, Sam Zell was optimistic enough about newspapers to buy the Tribune Company. Now he’s selling Newsday , one of the conglomerate’s top publications. “The news business is something worse than horrible,” he said recently. Across the industry, gung-ho new owners like Zell are experiencing buyer’s remorse, David Carr writes in the New York Times . More »

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      Rupert Murdoch   newspaper   Tribune Company   Sam Zell   Newsday   Mortimer Zuckerman   Gannett   Avista Capital Partners

  • June 2007
    • Hot LBO Market Takes Hit

      Hot LBO Market Takes Hit

      (Newser) - The red-hot market for LBOs may be hitting a long-awaited rough patch. Several big deals—including Apollo's $1.3 billion Linens 'n Things buy and the multigroup $17.6 billion acquisition of Freescale Semiconductor Holdings—have turned sour, with the companies struggling to generate enough cash to pay down debt after soft quarters. More »

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      US economy   business   acquisitions   merger   debt   privatization   takeovers   LBOs   leveraged buyouts   Avista Capital Partners

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