Trinity Mirror £127 million acquisition of Northern & Shell

10/2/2016
Private acquisition

£ 127 million

$ 179 million

Announced

10/2/2016


Overview:

  • Trinity Mirror has acquired Northern & Shell for £127 million.
  • The target publishes the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and OK! Magazine.
  • Trinity is the largest news publisher in the United Kingdom. 

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst 

Jurisdiction:

United Kingdom

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Governing law:

England and Wales

Industry sector:

Media


Firms:

Party: Numis Securities (Sponsor)

Lawyer: Nicholas Holmes


Party: Trinity Mirror (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Michael Ings


Party: Richard Desmond (Seller)