New owner for Evening Standard

The Evening Standard, the capital's only paid-for daily newspaper, has been acquired by Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev and his son, Evgeny, from the Daily Mail and General Trust.  Evening Press Ltd, a company owned by Lebedev Holdings Ltd, has agreed to buy a 75.1% stake in the 181-year-old title for a "nominal sum" (according to...

Thursday, 22 January 2009

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New owner for Evening Standard

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