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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2025
RedBird Capital agrees deal to buy UK's Telegraph for £500m

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Reuters
23 May, 2025, 08:10 pm
Last modified: 23 May, 2025, 08:13 pm

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RedBird Capital agrees deal to buy UK's Telegraph for £500m

The move followed an outcry among some politicians over the independence of the media and whether foreign states would be able to buy political influence

Reuters
23 May, 2025, 08:10 pm
Last modified: 23 May, 2025, 08:13 pm
Copies of The Daily Telegraph are displayed on a rack in a supermarket in London, Britain, January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Belinda Jiao/File Photo
Copies of The Daily Telegraph are displayed on a rack in a supermarket in London, Britain, January 20, 2024. REUTERS/Belinda Jiao/File Photo

RedBird Capital Partners, the US fund that bought Britain's Telegraph newspaper in partnership with UAE-owned IMI, will take control of the publication after agreeing a deal that values the enterprise at 500 million pounds ($673 million).

The ownership of the right-leaning broadsheet has been in flux after the Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI bought the Telegraph and the Spectator magazine in 2023, before Britain's then government moved to ban foreign state investment in British newspapers, forcing it to sell.

The move followed an outcry among some politicians over the independence of the media and whether foreign states would be able to buy political influence.

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The current government's decision last week to allow foreign state-owned investors to own up to 15% of British newspaper publishers helped unlock a deal.

RedBird Capital, which provided a quarter of RedBird IMI's funding for the initial deal, will become the sole control owner and is in talks with "select UK-based minority investors with print media expertise", it said in a statement.

IMI will participate as a minority investor subject to Britain's legislation on foreign state-backed ownership.

"We believe the UK is a great place to invest, and this acquisition is an important part of RedBird's growing portfolio of media and entertainment companies in the UK," Gerry Cardinale, the founder of the US private equity firm, said in a statement.

The Telegraph said no final agreements were in place and there would be regulatory hurdles to clear.

RedBird Capital Partners was formed in 2014 and is investing in sports, media and financial services companies. It manages about $12 billion in assets globally, according to its website.

RedBird's investments include AC Milan, Skydance Media and its pending merger with Paramount Global.

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