The Telegraph’s Long Takeover Saga Finally Ends as Axel Springer Completes Takeover

Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer SE, The Telegraph's new owner. Just over three years ago, Lloyds Banking Group seized control of the parent company which owned UK newspaper The Telegraph, as well as current affairs magazine The Spectator, to recover unpaid debts from the Barclay family which owned the media businesses. The Read More

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