NBR sets its sights on The Fin
By Jonas Lopez in Media News on Thursday, 15th November 2018 at 1:46pmThe Australian Financial Review’s fate under the Nine-Fairfax media merger has attracted attention from Todd Scott, publisher of New Zealand’s National Business Review (NBR).
In an interview today with the Fin’s Max Mason, Scott said he’s considering approaching Nine Entertainment with an offer if Fairfax shareholders vote down the merger in next week’s general meeting.
He hinted a consortium that includes some people in the NBR Rich List are open to pooling resources to make the purchase, which will also put the Fin in a special business news brand that includes NBR and an unnamed partner company in Japan.
Scott added that in case Nine refuses to sell the Financial Review, the group could offer to acquire Fairfax Media’s New Zealand assets inst...
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