Daily Mail proprietor could take lasting hit after being gazumped at the 11th hour by Germany’s Axel Springer
The day after Lord Rothermere was gazumped in his search of the Telegraph by Axel Springer’s ₤ 575m knockout offer, the Daily Mail proprietor was envisioned beaming at Rupert Murdoch’s 95th birthday party in New York.As guests at the star-studded black tie celebration at The Grill in Manhattan paid attention to Hollywood star Hugh Jackman sing numbers such as Fly Me to the Moon, the 58-year-old media magnate might have been questioning exactly how his virtually three-decade desire to unify the titles within one right-leaning steady had actually fallen at the final hurdle.
Source: The Guardian