| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Defunct | 2015 (merged intoTrinity Mirror) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | David Montgomery Chief Executive Officer Rachel Addison Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer |
| Owner | Reach plc |
| Subsidiaries | List of Subsidiaries |
Local World Holdings Ltd. was a large regional newspaperpublisher in the UK that published around 100 print titles and more than 70 websites. It was formed in 2012 by David Montgomery, a former chief executive ofTrinity Mirror, to buy theDaily Mail and General Trust'sNorthcliffe Media business, and theYattendon Group's Iliffe newspaper group.[1]
In October 2015 Trinity Mirror, nowReach plc, bought the company.[2] The sale was completed on 13 November 2015.[3] In April 2017 the Local World website started redirecting to the Trinity Mirror website.[4]
Local World was established in 2012 by David Montgomery, in order to purchase local newspaper businesses.
In November 2012, it was announced that it would purchase Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust, and separately, the Iliffe newspaper group from the Yattendon Group.[1] The purchase of the businesses was approved by theOffice of Fair Trading on 28 June 2013.[5]
In September 2015, Daily Mail and General Trust confirmed it had entered into talks to sell Local World toTrinity Mirror;[6] the sale was completed the following month.[7]
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