Newsquest Overview

  • Founded
  • 1982
Founded
  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged
  • Employees
  • 2,500
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A
  • Financing Rounds
  • 4
  • Investments
  • 8

Newsquest General Information

Description

Newsquest PLC operates as a media company in United Kingdom.

Contact Information

Website
www.newsquest.co.uk
Formerly Known As
Reed Regional Newspapers, Reed Elsevier Newspaper Division
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Primary Industry
Publishing
Other Industries
Social Content
Parent Company
Gannett Company (Acquired 2019)
Primary Office
  • 4th Floor, Queens House
  • 55/56 Lincolns Inn Fields
  • London WC2A 3LJ
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01932 000000
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Newsquest Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Newsquest Executive Team (5)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Henry Walker Chief Executive Officer
Howard Scott Managing Director
Paul Hunter Group Finance Director
Sarah Bennett Head, Advertising Operations
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Newsquest Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Newsquest Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Newsquest Investments & Acquisitions (8)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00 00000 12-Mar-2018 000000000000000000 Printing Services (B2B) 00000 000000
000 00000 26-Sep-2017 000000000000000000 Publishing 00000 000000
0000 00 00000 0000 12-Jul-2017 000000000000000000 Other Commercial Services 00000 000000
00000000 0000000 08-Dec-2016 000000000 00000 00 Buildings and Property 00000 000000
Dunfermline Press 26-May-2015 Merger/Acquisition 000.00 Printing Services (B2B) 00000 000000
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Newsquest Subsidiaries (4)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Isle of Wight County Press Acquirer Newport, United Kingdom 1884
00000000 & 0000000 Printing Services (B2B) London, United Kingdom 0000
00000000000 00000 Printing Services (B2B) Clydebank, United Kingdom 0000
00 00000 Acquirer Carlisle, United Kingdom 0000
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Newsquest Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
00000 0000000 01-Jan-1999 00000 0000000 Completed
  • 6 buyers
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