May 9, 2006
GateHouse Media, Inc. agrees to acquire the Community Newspaper Company chain of more than 100 suburban newspapers from CP Media Inc. in an asset purchase.
On May 8, it was announced that GateHouse Media, Inc., a portfolio company of Willkie client Fortress Investment Group LLC, has agreed to acquire the Community Newspaper Company chain of more than 100 suburban newspapers from CP Media Inc. in an asset purchase. In a separate transaction, GateHouse has also agreed to acquire Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC, publisher of the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, the Enterprise of Brockton, and several smaller South Shore papers from Heritage Partners and its other owners. The deals were handled by partner Rosalind Fahey Kruse and associate Morgan Elwyn.
