Viktor Vekselberg became co-owner of the media company Gawker, which developed without investment for 13 years
The investment fund Columbus Nova Technology Partners bought a minority stake in the US media corporation Gawker Media . The partner of the fund is the Russian investor and the president of the Skolkovo fund Viktor Vekselberg.
According to analysts, Gawker can cost $ 300-400 million. According to the co-founder of the company, Nick Denton, in 2014, Gawker's operating profit was $ 6.5 million, revenue - $ 44.3 million. The media corporation publishes industry blogs — Gawker.com , Deadspin , Lifehacker , Gizmodo , io9 , Kotaku , Jalopnik, and Jezebel .
According to SimilarWeb for 2015, the monthly audience of the site Gawker.com has 23 million users. The site specializes in rumors and news of New York.
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According to the representative of Columbus Nova, the foundation will not interfere with the editorial policy of the publications.
After the sale of a minority stake under the control of the Gawker team, about 95% of the stock remains. Founder Nick Denton owns 68% of the company. Until now, Gawker has developed at its own expense the founder and employees of the media company. As Fortune writes in his loud headline, "Gawker receives the first-ever third-party investment from a Russian oligarch."
As previously reported , the “Russian oligarch”, President of the Skolkovo Foundation, Viktor Vekselberg, headed the Russian rating of impoverished billionaires according to Bloomberg. According to the agency, in 2015, he lost $ 1.8 billion.
In September 2015, it became known that Vekselberg's Colambus Nova fund is negotiating with the American media company Viacom to purchase 80% of its Russian assets. Viacom in Russia distributes 12 of its channels - Nickelodeon, its HD version, Nick Jr, Paramount Comedy, Paramount Channel, MTV, various specialized versions of MTV and VH1.
According to analysts, Gawker can cost $ 300-400 million. According to the co-founder of the company, Nick Denton, in 2014, Gawker's operating profit was $ 6.5 million, revenue - $ 44.3 million. The media corporation publishes industry blogs — Gawker.com , Deadspin , Lifehacker , Gizmodo , io9 , Kotaku , Jalopnik, and Jezebel .
According to SimilarWeb for 2015, the monthly audience of the site Gawker.com has 23 million users. The site specializes in rumors and news of New York.
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According to the representative of Columbus Nova, the foundation will not interfere with the editorial policy of the publications.
After the sale of a minority stake under the control of the Gawker team, about 95% of the stock remains. Founder Nick Denton owns 68% of the company. Until now, Gawker has developed at its own expense the founder and employees of the media company. As Fortune writes in his loud headline, "Gawker receives the first-ever third-party investment from a Russian oligarch."
As previously reported , the “Russian oligarch”, President of the Skolkovo Foundation, Viktor Vekselberg, headed the Russian rating of impoverished billionaires according to Bloomberg. According to the agency, in 2015, he lost $ 1.8 billion.
In September 2015, it became known that Vekselberg's Colambus Nova fund is negotiating with the American media company Viacom to purchase 80% of its Russian assets. Viacom in Russia distributes 12 of its channels - Nickelodeon, its HD version, Nick Jr, Paramount Comedy, Paramount Channel, MTV, various specialized versions of MTV and VH1.
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