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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Telegraph sale poised to go ahead after Lords foreign ownership vote

The Daily Telegraph being posted through letterbox of front door
The Telegraph takeover will still face regulatory hurdles. Photograph: Chris Batson/Alamy

The sale of the Telegraph looks set to finally go through after government legislation to allow foreign states to own up to 15% in British newspapers survived a potentially fatal vote in the House of Lords.

Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital is leading a consortium looking to buy the Telegraph for £500m, in a deal that would result in the United Arab Emirates retaining a stake of 15%.

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