12 Mar 2010
| by Alasdair Reid
Rumours abound about what Alexander Lebedev might do with The Independent. Not everyone is upbeat...., when Alexander
Lebedev, the former KGB operative, acquired a 75 per cent controlling
interest ...
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now Lebedev is poised to snap up not just The Independent but also The
Independent on Sunday for a ...
, by grey and faceless technocrats, Lebedev
is almost too colourful. So much so that there's an air ...
08 Jan 2010
with the Russian Alexander Lebedev, the owner of the London Evening Standard, over the sale of the titles....The group confirmed it is currently engaged in discussions "with regard
to the future ownership of The Independent and Independent on Sunday".
Lebedev has held talks on and off over the past year with senior
personnel from IN&M regarding the purchase of the papers. ...
26 Jun 2009
Alexander Lebedev, the owner of the London Evening Standard, is pumping £4.5 million into the paper
19 Jun 2009
Gavin O'Reilly, Independent News & Media's chief executive, has denied that Alexander Lebedev has
12 Jun 2009
owner, Alexander Lebedev, for failing to pay their wages....Lebedev bought the rights to the UK magazine in 2007 and, in October
last year, put a team together to launch it. However, in February, he
ran into money problems and was forced to delay payment to staff - who
claim that Lebedev behaved like a "bandit" and a "90s oligarch". ...
15 May 2009
Alexander Lebedev, the owner of the London Evening Standard, has had to postpone paying staff...Lebedev was forced to delay paying 120 journalists on the paper because
of business issues with Blue Wings, the German airline that he owns. The
financial problems are not expected to affect the London Evening
Standard, which Lebedev bought for £1 from the Daily Mail &
General Trust in January. ...
30 Jan 2009
The Evening Standard's new owner, Alexander Lebedev, has announced plans to spend "tens of millions
21 Jan 2009
| by Ian Darby
oligarch Alexander Lebedev to sell a majority stake in the Evening Standard....Lebedev has bought a 75.1 per cent stake in the Standard from DMGT for a nominal sum, believed ...
. Lebedev will be chairman of a new company Evening Standard Ltd, in which DMGT will retain a 24.9 per cent stake. Lebedev's son, Evgeny will be senior executive director of the company. DMGT division Associated ...
02 May 2008
Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw has hired Graeme Noble, the interactive group head at Tullo Marshall Warren, to the new role of digital creative director.
11 Apr 2008
Helen Alexander, the chief executive of The Economist Group, is leaving to join the US private equity company Bain Capital as an adviser.