After selling Financial Times, Pearson plans to sell 50% of The Economist

On Saturday, July 25, it became known that the British company Pearson is negotiating the sale of a 50 percent share of The Economist . On July 23, Megamind wrote that the Financial Times owned by Pearson was sold to the Japanese company Nikkei for $ 1.3 billion.

Pearson does not deny that he is negotiating the sale of The Economist. However, so far "there is no certainty that this process will lead to a deal," the company said in a statement.

Minority shareholders, owning the remaining 50% of the publication, are also in talks with Pearson. They will have more rights to vote, since they own Class B shares. And when the owner changes, the company will need the personal consent of some shareholders. However, there may not be enough money to buy out a stake from minority shareholders, reports Reuters. According to analysts of the agency, minority shareholders will not approve the sale of 50 percent of Pearson to a third party.
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Reuters is also aware that the Italian investment holding Exor is discussing with Pearson the possibility of increasing its stake in the Economist Group. While the share of Exor does not exceed 4.72%. Reuters sources believe that in the event of an increase in the share, Exor will still remain a minority shareholder. Exor is owned by the Agnelli family. The holding is also the majority shareholder of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.