CHICAGO — The newspaper publisher Tribune has agreed to be sold to Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for cutting costs and eliminating newsroom jobs, in a deal valued at $630 million.
Tribune Publishing Co., which owns the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, the Baltimore Sun and other newspapers, said Tuesday it has agreed to sell its shares to Alden for $17.25 apiece, in cash.
Alden became Tribune Publishing’s largest shareholder in 2019; it holds a 32% stake. The hedge fund owns one of the country’s largest newspaper chains; its papers include the Boston Herald, the Denver Post and the San Jose Mercury News.
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