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Telegraph sale in turmoil after lead bidder linked to China’s politburo

Media group’s own paper publishes photograph of RedBird Capital chair with alleged spy ring chief

The Guardian - UK

Why Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock Hit A New 52-Week High Today

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) shares are trading higher Friday, building on this week’s rally. The stock’s momentum follows reports that Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY), led by David Ellison and backed by RedBird Capital, is preparing an all-cash bid to acquire the company. Here’s what investors need to know.

Benzinga

Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing with Vance without a licence – as it happened

Foreign secretary had failed to secure a rod licence before hosting US vice-president at his official residence in Kent

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NGOs urge Nandy to halt sale of Telegraph over China links

Letter from rights groups says RedBird Capital’s proposed takeover threatens media pluralism and transparency

The Guardian - UK

RedBird Capital’s $2 billion power play: Meet Gerry Cardinale, the private equity kingmaker behind the Paramount–Skydance deal

Private equity firms have been making moves in Hollywood for some time, but Redbird's stake in the Paramount deal is by far the largest to date.

Fortune

Telegraph sale poised to go ahead after Lords foreign ownership vote

Consortium led by RedBird Capital in line to buy group for £500m, in deal that would result in UAE retaining 15% stake

The Guardian - UK

MPs call for inquiry into how RedBird Capital is funding £500m Telegraph deal

Exclusive: Cross-party group including peers warns of risk of ‘potential Chinese state influence’ in private equity firm

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UK Newspaper The Telegraph Set For US Ownership

British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms.

International Business Times

US investment firm Redbird agrees to buy Britain’s venerable Telegraph newspaper

A consortium led by U.S. investment firm Redbird Capital Partners has agreed to buy the publisher of Britain’s 170-year-old Daily Telegraph newspaper for about $674 million

The Independent UK

The Telegraph to be sold to US-led consortium in £500m deal

The Telegraph is to be bought by a consortium led by US investment firm RedBird Capital for around £500 million.

The National (Scotland)

Telegraph to be bought by US firm RedBird Capital for £500m

The deal was initially blocked by the government due to new regulations preventing foreign state ownership of the press

The Independent UK

Telegraph to be bought by US firm RedBird Capital for £500million

It comes more than a year after the Government blocked a takeover of the media business

Evening Standard

Consortium led by RedBird Capital agrees to buy Telegraph for £500m

Deal with US private equity company will end two years of uncertainty over future of titles

The Guardian - UK

Decision on foreign state stakes in UK press could end Telegraph limbo

Cap of 15% could allow US firm RedBird Capital to finalise deal to buy titles after two years of uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

RedBird Capital confident of tabling a deal to take control of Telegraph

Guardian understands plan from US private equity firm to form a consortium or self-fund could come as soon as next month

The Independent UK

Private investment firms partner to potentially cash in following sweeping changes in college sports

Two private investment firms have created a platform to help athletic departments find funding with college sports on the verge of sweeping change that could have long-term financial implications

Fortune

The American sports tycoon who wants to build Yankee Stadium in Milan may have found his nemesis: Italian bureaucracy

After brokering the TV deal and stadium project that forever changed the Yankees, Gerry Cardinale is taking his brand of boardroom "moneyball" to Italian soccer.

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NFL Owners Considering Allowing Private-Equity Firms To Buy Stakes

NFL owners may allow institutional investors to buy stakes in teams, impacting sports investing landscape.

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Stocks Finish Higher on U.S. Economic Optimism

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.39%. Stocks on Friday settled moderately higher, with the S&P...

Barchart

Stocks Rally as Soft-Landing Prospects Improve

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.22%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, with the S&P...

International Business Times

UK To Probe Of UAE-backed Takeover Of Telegraph

The UK government said on Thursday it had triggered a formal probe on public interest grounds into the proposed sale of the Telegraph Media Group to an Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund.

International Business Times UK

UK Government To Intervene In the Telegraph Takeover Deal As Tories Worry About the Newspaper's Operations

Several Tory MPs have urged the UK government to intervene in the Telegraph takeover deal by UAE-backed investment fund, resulting in the Media Secretary writing a hard-hitting letter to the involved parties.

The Guardian - UK

Abu Dhabi-backed fund says it will take control of Telegraph and Spectator

RedBird IMI ‘reaches agreement’ on package of loans to repay debts owed by Barclay family

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NFL Flies With RedBird Capital to Put ‘Sunday Ticket’ in Bars and Restaurants; DirecTV Says It’s Still in Play

NFL forms a joint venture with private equity firm to stream games in public establishments, with other live events potentially added down the road

Daily Mirror

Liverpool takeover: FSG not in minority stake talks as Man Utd partly blamed for no bids

Fenway Sports Group, the owner of Liverpool, is not in talks over a deal to sell a minority stake of the club to RedBird Capital, which already owns shares in the Reds

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