Exclusive: firm becomes frontrunner to seal deal ahead of Mirror owner, say sources
Newsquest has gatecrashed the Daily Mirror owner’s attempt to buy JPI Media, which owns titles including the Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post, with an offer to create a
UK regional newspaper powerhouse.
Three sources said Newsquest, the UK’s second-biggest regional newspaper group, which publishes 200 titles including the Argus, in Brighton, and Glasgow’s Evening Times, was considered the frontrunner to seal a deal for JPI’s extensive regional newspaper portfolio.