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FTI Consulting represents Telegraph Media Group and The Spectator as the British publications were put on the auction block after the owning Barclay family defaulted on a loan.
The sale process is currently on hold pending a Dec. 4 court date.
Jeff Zucker, former NBCUniversal CEO and CNN president, is among bidders for the conservative Daily Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine.
His Redbird private equity firm and an Abu Dhabi investment fund are offering $1.4B for the media outlets.
British politicos, though, have raised concerns over RedBird’s bid due to concerns about foreign ownership of the UK press. RedBird said it is committed to maintaining the independence of the Telegraph and Spectator.
FTI Consulting has John Waples, Rob Mindell, Mitch Barltrop and Tom Hufton working the deal.
Prosek Partners represents Nuveen as it acquires London-based Schroders, which relies on Brunswick Group for PR counsel, in a $13.5B deal.
Qualcomm has recruited Brett Simpson for the senior VP-IR slot at the San Diego-based wireless technology company.
Reevemark handles Eddie Bauer LLC as the retailer inks a Chapter 11 restructuring pact that has it conducting liquidation sales at its US and Canadian stores while working to find a buyer for either all of or part of the chain.
Prosek Partners hires FTI Consulting vet David Roady to build and deepen its relationships in the corporate sector, particularly with chief communications officers and C-suite executives.
Kekst CNC handles Crestview Partners as the private equity firm acquires Tailwind Hospitality, operator of food, beverage and retail concessions in non-hub and regional airports, from Palladin Consumer Retail Partners.
