The New York Times Company Mergers and Acquisitions


The New York Times Company

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New York, NY 10018
United States
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URL: http://www.nytco.com/
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
NYT - Common Stock (Class A) - New York Stock Exchange
Industry:
Printing & Publishing
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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

The New York Times Company M&A History


WNYC Radio acquires 96.3 FM WQXR from The New York Times Co (pending) WNYC Radio acquires  96.3 FM WQXR from The New York Times Co (pending)Jul 15, 2009

US -WNYC Radio, a unit of WNYC Foundation, agreed to acquire the ##.# FM WQXR, a New York-based owner and operator of classical music radio and broadcasting stations, from The New York Times Co, for USD ##.#

The New York Times Co is rumored to be seeking a buyer for Worcester Telegram & Gazette The New York Times Co is rumored to be seeking a buyer for Worcester Telegram & GazetteJun 21, 2009

US - The New York Times Co was rumored to be seeking a buyer for its Worcester Telegram & Gazette Inc unit, a Worcester-based publisher of magazines.

The New York Times Co seeking buyer for Boston Globe The New York Times Co seeking buyer for Boston GlobeJun 10, 2009

US - In June ####, New York Times Co announced that it was seeking a buyer for its Boston Globe unit, a New York- based publishing company. Intercontinental Real Estate Corp was named as potential bidder.

Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire The New York Times Co Google Inc is rumored to be planning to acquire  The New York Times CoMay 11, 2009

US - Google Inc was rumored to be planning to acquire the entire share capital of The New York Times Co, a New York- based publishing company.

David Geffen is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in The New York Times Co David Geffen is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in  The New York Times CoMay 11, 2009

US - David Geffen was rumored to be planning to acquire a ## stake in The New York Times Co, a New York-based publishing company, from Harbinger Capital Partners.

Bloomberg LP is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in New York Times Co Bloomberg LP is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in  New York Times CoApr 27, 2009

US - Bloomberg LP was rumored to be planning to acquire a ##% stake, or ##.### mil common shares, in New York Times Co, a New York-based publishing company, from Harbinger Capital Partners, a unit of Harbert Management Corp

Rumor dispelled that Boston Red Sox was planning acquisition of Boston Globe Rumor dispelled that Boston Red Sox was planning acquisition of  Boston GlobeApr 20, 2009

USA ? Boston Red Sox, majority owned by Jean R Yawkey Trust, discontinued rumors that it was in negotiations to acquire Boston Globe, a publishing company and a unit of New York Times Co.

Tennessee Valley Printing Co acquires TimesDaily from New York Times Co Tennessee Valley Printing Co acquires TimesDaily from New York Times CoMar 31, 2009

US - Tennessee Valley Printing Co Inc acquired TimesDaily, a publishing company and a unit of the New York Times Co's New York Times Regional Media Group subsidiary. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction included the web portal TimesDaily.com.

W P Carey & Co LLC acquires NY Times Co-Headquarters from New York Times Co W P Carey & Co LLC acquires NY Times Co-Headquarters from New York Times CoMar 12, 2009

US - W P Carey & Co LLC acquired the headquarters of New York Times Co, a publishing company, located in ### Eight Ave., New York, New York, for $### mil, in a sale and leaseback transaction.

Inmobiliaria Carso SA de CV acquires a minority stake in New York Times Co Inmobiliaria Carso SA de CV acquires a minority stake in New York Times CoJan 19, 2009

US - Inmobiliaria Carso SA de CV, a unit of Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV's Banco Inbursa SA subsidiary, raised its stake to ##.###% from #.#% by acquiring warrants convertible into a ##.###% stake, or ##

Carlos Slim Helu acquires a minority stake in New York Times Co Carlos Slim Helu acquires a minority stake in New York Times CoSep 10, 2008

US - Carlos Slim Helu acquired a #.#% stake, or #.### mil common shares, in New York Times Co, a publishing company, in a privately negotiated transaction.

New York Times Co acquires a minority stake in Sieger Solutions Ltd from Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (pending) New York Times Co acquires a minority stake in Sieger Solutions Ltd from Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (pending)Jun 13, 2008

INDIA - New York Times Co of the US planned to acquire a #% stake in Sieger Solutions Ltd, Hyderabad-based provider of advertising sales services from Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd.

Seeking Buyer is rumored to be planning to acquire About.com Inc from New York Times Co Seeking Buyer is rumored to be planning to acquire  About.com Inc from New York Times CoJan 29, 2008

US - In January ####, New York Times Co, was rumored to be seeking a buyer for its About.com Inc unit, a provider of Internet news, information and entertainment service.

About.com Inc acquires ConsumerSearch.com About.com Inc acquires ConsumerSearch.comMay 07, 2007

US - About.com Inc, a unit of New York Times Co, acquired ConsumerSearch.com, a provider of ecommerce consumer collection, analyzation and summary product reviews services, for $## mil in cash.

Oak Hill Capital Partners LP acquires Broadcast Media Group from New York Times Co through a leveraged buyout Oak Hill Capital Partners LP acquires Broadcast Media Group from New York Times Co through a leveraged buyoutMay 07, 2007

US - Oak Hill Capital Partners LP acquired Broadcast Media Group (BG), an owner and operator of television broadcasting stations, from New York Times Co (NY), for $### mil in cash, in a leveraged buyout transaction. The transaction has been subjected

About.com Inc acquires UCompareHealthCare LLC About.com Inc acquires UCompareHealthCare LLCMar 27, 2007

US - About.com Inc, a unit of New York Times Co, acquired UCompareHealthCare LLC, a provider of online healthcare information services. Terms were not disclosed.

Maurice R Greenberg is rumored to be planning to acquire New York Times Co Maurice R Greenberg is rumored to be planning to acquire  New York Times CoNov 30, 2006

US - Maurice R Greenberg was rumored to be in negotiations to acquire all the outstanding common stock of New York Times Co, a publishing company.

Rumor dispelled that Investor Group was planning acquisition of Boston Globe Rumor dispelled that Investor Group was planning acquisition of  Boston GlobeOct 26, 2006

US - An investor group, comprised of Mr. Jack Welch and Mr. Jack Connors, had been rumored to be planning to acquire Boston Globe, a publishing company, from New York Times Co.

About.com Inc acquires Aerodiet.com LLC-Calorie from AeroDiet.com LLC About.com Inc acquires Aerodiet.com LLC-Calorie from AeroDiet.com LLCSep 14, 2006

US - About.com Inc, a unit of New York Times Co, acquired the Calorie-Count.com website of AeroDiet.com LLC, a provider of information retrieval services for nutritional data. Terms were not disclosed.

New York Times Co acquires Baseline StudioSystems from Hollywood Media Corp New York Times Co acquires Baseline StudioSystems from Hollywood Media CorpAug 28, 2006

US - New York Times Co acquired all the outstanding stock of Baseline StudioSystems, a database information provider, from Hollywood Media Corp, for $## mil in cash.

The New York Times Company M&A Summary


The New York Times Company has made 28 acquisitions while taking stakes in 4 companies. The New York Times Company has 29 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009003
2008001
2007201
2006200
2005210
2004002
2003101
2002010
2001111
2000112
1999000
1998000
1997000
1996201
1995102
1994004
1993100
1992101
1991001
1990003
1989203
1988201
1987201
1986000
1985500
1984101
1983000
1982100
1981100
Total28429

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