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 ...
worsens, step forward Alexander Lebedev. Fast forward ... November 2013: Many observers had suspected ...
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now Lebedev is poised to snap up not just The Independent but also The
Independent on Sunday for a ...
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". ...
26 Jun 2009
Alexander Lebedev, the owner of the London Evening Standard, is pumping £4.5 million into the paper
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
30 Jan 2009
The Evening Standard's new owner, Alexander Lebedev, has announced plans to spend "tens of millions
20 Mar 2009
Alexander Lebedev, the new owner of the Evening Standard, is considering floating the newspaper...The move is intended to motivate editorial staff to produce a "better
paper" and turn the paper's decline around. Lebedev bought a 75.1 per
cent share of the Evening Standard this year for £1 from
Associated Newspapers. ...
09 Oct 2009
| by Ian Darby, ian.darby@haymarket.com
Explaining his decision to make the London Evening Standard a freesheet, its owner, Alexander..., Lebedev's motives won't
really matter to advertisers should the product remain the same and the
promised ...
Lebedev's acquisition of a
majority stake from Associated Newspapers, continues to be held in high
regard ...
19 Jun 2009
Gavin O'Reilly, Independent News & Media's chief executive, has denied that Alexander Lebedev has