Alden Global Capital To Take Ownership Of Tribune Publishing

By Steve Bynum
Tribune Deal
FILE - In this March 30, 2007, file photo, a couple walks past the front entrance to the Tribune Tower, which houses The Chicago Tribune. New York-based hedge fund Alden Global Capital on May, 21, 2021 won a shareholder vote to take complete ownership of Tribune Publishing, parent company of the Chicago Tribune and other major U.S. newspapers. M. Spencer Green, File / AP Photo
Tribune Deal
FILE - In this March 30, 2007, file photo, a couple walks past the front entrance to the Tribune Tower, which houses The Chicago Tribune. New York-based hedge fund Alden Global Capital on May, 21, 2021 won a shareholder vote to take complete ownership of Tribune Publishing, parent company of the Chicago Tribune and other major U.S. newspapers. M. Spencer Green, File / AP Photo

Alden Global Capital To Take Ownership Of Tribune Publishing

By Steve Bynum
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Hedge fund Alden Global Capital on Friday won a shareholder vote to take complete ownership of Tribune Publishing, which includes the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, and other local news outlets.

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