Axel Springer pays €446m for control of digital joint venture

axel_springer_logoAxel Springer, Europe’s biggest newspaper publisher by circulation, is taking full control of its digital classifieds joint venture for €446m in cash and an equity stake. The move marks the crucial importance to the media business of the fast-growing and highly profitable unit at a time when profits from print advertising are in decline.

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