Abu Dhabi-backed group close to £1bn deal for Gogglebox maker All3Media
by Mark Sweney from World news | The Guardian on (#6H327)
Telegraph bidder RedBird IMI in talks to buy UK's largest independent TV production group
The Abu Dhabi-backed investment group that has struck a deal to buy the Telegraph is close to securing a 1bn-plus takeover of another prize UK media asset - All3Media, the TV production group behind shows including Call the Midwife, Squid Game: The Challenge, Gogglebox and Midsomer Murders.
RedBird IMI, a joint-venture between the US company RedBird Capital and International Media Investments (IMI) of Abu Dhabi, the investment vehicle for the UAE vice-president, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, is understood to be in advanced negotiations to buy the UK's largest independent TV production group.
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