From the Hartford Courant:
Tribune Publishing, publisher of the Hartford Courant and other major newspapers, has agreed to be acquired by Alden Global Capital in a deal valued at $630 million.
Announced Tuesday after the stock market closed, the deal would create one of the largest newspaper operators in the United States. It follows weeks of negotiations between a special committee of Tribune Publishing’s board and Alden, a hedge fund with a history of deep cost-cutting at its other newspaper properties.
