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    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Newspaper industry
      Geordie Greig appointed editor of The Independent

      Fleet Street veteran who was ousted from Daily Mail to now lead digital-only title

    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      Lord Rothermere to become chief of Daily Mail publisher

      Great-grandson of newspaper’s founder and chair of DMGT will take charge at end of the month

    • Thursday, 16 December, 2021
      Rothermeres take back Daily Mail publisher

      Great-grandson of newspaper’s founder wins enough shareholder support for takeover bid

    • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
      Rothermere closes in on DMGT as large investor supports bid

      Lindsell Train’s co-founder says offer for Daily Mail publisher has ‘definite appeal’ ahead of vote

    • Friday, 3 December, 2021
      MailOnline publisher Martin Clarke to step down

      Departure surprises staff after recent reshuffle cemented his power within wider Daily Mail group

    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      Rothermere sweetens bid to take Daily Mail publisher private

      Majedie Asset Management remains opposed after family’s ‘final’ bid raises offer by £35m

    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      Lex
      DMGT: sweetened deal will leave a bitter aftertaste Premium content

      Minority shareholders have a right to complain but they should do so quietly

    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      Paul Dacre returns to Daily Mail

      Former editor to oversee parent company’s media titles as Rothermeres attempt to take group private

    • Friday, 19 November, 2021
      News in-depth
      Rothermere strikes at Daily Mail to usher in new chapter

      Chair’s move to replace editor seen as boost for online business as he bids to take group private

    • Friday, 19 November, 2021
      Daily Mail owner DMGT move to go private opposed by second investor

      J O Hambro ‘underwhelmed and unconvinced’ by Lord Rothermere’s plan for family takeover

    • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
      MailOnline advertising helps to soften events blow at DMGT

      Media company’s founding family is seeking to take it private

    • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
      Geordie Greig out as Daily Mail editor after three years

      Successor to head both Daily and Sunday publications raising prospect of more integrated print and online operations

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      Helen Thomas
      Rothermeres’ Daily Mail bid frogmarches investors to the exit

      Linking payouts from recent sales to an ungenerous take-private offer puts the squeeze on minority shareholders

    • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
      Rothermeres make offer to take Daily Mail publisher private after 90 years

      Deal values DMGT at £2.9bn including special dividend but company says looking at job numbers

    • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
      Daily Mail owner DMGT nears pension deal

      Agreement would remove final hurdle for Rothermere family to proceed with take-private bid

    • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
      Daily Mail owner agrees sale of disaster analytics unit to Moody’s

      Disposal of RMS for £1.43bn paves way for Rothermere family to take UK publisher private

    • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Private equity, the Daily Mail and the acquisition of corporate Britain Premium content

      Plus, Goldman execs wrestle over junior analyst pay and Elon Musk’s courtroom drama heats up a notch

    • Monday, 12 July, 2021
      Rothermeres consider taking Daily Mail owner DMGT private

      Potential £810m deal would depend on sale of company’s insurance risk business

    • Monday, 12 July, 2021
      Inside BusinessHelen Thomas
      The Daily Mail’s own take-private deal is a natural step

      Three-part proposal manages to hit upon several aspects of the financial zeitgeist

    • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
      Inside BusinessAlex Barker
      Spin off MailOnline to liberate the Daily Mail

      Two media operations would do better in treacherous waters if separated

    • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
      LombardJamie Powell
      Finance run amok should not take the blame for Greensill’s problems

      Regulators should be wary of overreaction on supply chain financing; DMGT’s image problem disguises a transformation

    • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
      Daily Mail owner buys New Scientist for £70m

      Struggling events business prompts group to turn to media assets

    • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
      Daily Mail owner suffers fresh fall in advertising

      Pandemic hits DMGT’s events business and newspaper titles

    • Friday, 18 December, 2020
      Investments
      LSE non-exec director takes an initial stake as Brexit looms

      EU’s competition officials are due to rule on the Refinitiv takeover in January

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