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The Guardian - UK
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Mark Sweney

Telegraph’s £575m takeover by German group completed

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The Telegraph joins a stable of Axel Springer brands including Bild and Die Welt. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The European media group Axel Springer has completed its £575m takeover of the Telegraph, ending three tumultuous years of uncertainty over the future ownership of the 171-year-old titles.

The Germany-headquartered company, which gazumped the owner of the Daily Mail by tabling a blockbuster offer at the 11th hour, said it had now received all regulatory approvals in the UK, Ireland and Austria to take full control of Telegraph Media Group (TMG).

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