Source: Bonnier expects the Aftonbladet affair – Daily News

     
     
     
 
 
     
 

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Bonnier may be about to buy Schibsted-owned Aftonbladet. The Norwegian group denies that a sale could be in the works, but according to DN’s sources, Bonnier have connected a bank now expects the deal.

                     
                 

         
 
         
         

             
                 
                 
                 

                     

 

Bonnier may be about to buy Schibsted-owned Aftonbladet. The Norwegian group denies that a sale could be in the works, but according to DN’s sources, Bonnier have connected a bank now expects the deal.

The news that the Norwegian Schibsted will be on the road to sell Aftonbladet comes from the Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. According to the newspaper’s main stakeholder, Bonnier, which owns both the competitor Expressen and Dagens Nyheter. Dagens Næringsliv states that a merger of Aftonbladet and Expressen is one of the most obvious structure grips of the Swedish media market.

Bonnier Communications David Salsbäck has chosen not to answer questions from the newspaper about a possible Aftonbladet affair.

 
        
             

     
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– In principle we comment Never speculation about acquisitions, he said.

But reportedly told DN is the Bonnier very much interested in buying the Schibsted -owned tabloid. So that the group has begun to count on the deal and linked into a bank to finance a potential purchase.

DN has sought David Salsbäck for comment, however.

Schibsted counterpart, Anders Rikter, says its part that he does not know about Bonnier is about to submit a bid for Aftonbladet. However, he stresses that a sale of the newspaper is not current.

– It is not something we heard about and it’s totally oaktuellt from our site.

You have therefore not received an offer, or been approached by Bonnier in question?

– No.

According Rikter a sale go against the strategy for the Nordic media markets that the Norwegian group has developed.

– We are trying to build strong national ecosystems, especially in Sweden and Norway, where we are strong. Then, sites such as Aftonbladet, block, VG and Finn super-important, he says.

Even Schibsted Sweden Manager Raoul Grünthal has denied that any sale must be current. TT he says:

– It is absolutely wrong. I can deny outright. Bonnier would buy Aftonbladet is an absurd thought. Then it is more likely that Grönköpings Veckoblad would buy Expressen, he said.

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