Barclays made other bid for Hollinger

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Britain's Barclay brothers who are trying to buy Conrad Black's holding company Hollinger Inc. made a $1.09 billion proposal to buy the minority shareholders of operating subsidiary Hollinger International Inc. The Press Holdings International Ltd. (PHI) would consider offering to acquire all Hollinger International class A common stock, other than that held by Hollinger Inc. for $18 a share.

Publishing, Publishing Industries, Company acquisition/merger

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Thomson sells 38 U.S. daily papers

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Toronto, Ont.-based Thomson Corp. has sold 38 daily newspapers in the United States to Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. and Gannett Company Inc. in separate deals. The sale, which was valued at $1.58 billion, will be followed by the sale of 11 more U.S. newspapers and 5 Canadian newspapers.

United States, Gannett Company Inc., Thomson Corp., GCI, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.

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Hollinger ponders bid for Express papers

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Toronto, Canada-based Hollinger Inc. has announced that subsidiary Telegraph Group will make an acquisition bid for United Kingdom's Express Newspapers PLC. United News and Media PLC owns Express Newspapers.

United News and Media PLC, UNEWY, Express Newspapers PLC, Daily Telegraph PLC

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