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Union-Tribune owner bids on Boston Globe

Boston : MA : USA | 3 months ago  
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The investment firm that recently bought The San Diego Union-Tribune has emerged as a potential buyer of The Boston Globe. The Globe reported yesterday, citing unidentified sources, that Platinum Equity of Beverly Hills has offered $35 million for the paper, plus the assumption of $59 million in...
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