A €140 Million Write-Off From Bank Of Ireland And AIB

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denisBaloonAnd 100 job losses.

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Independent News and Media, of which Denis O’Brien is the biggest shareholder, is to get a debt write-off worth €140 million from Bank of Ireland and AIB.

RTÉ reports:

“A consortium of eight banks including state-owned AIB and Bank of Ireland has agreed to write off almost €140m in debt owed by Independent News and Media.
The move is part of a series of measures being implemented by INM which the company said will reduce its net debt burden from €424m to €118m.
INM is using the €167m proceeds from the sale of its South African business to pay off some of the loans.
It will also raise €40m in new equity by issuing shares in a rights issue – where existing shareholders are offered the chance to buy more stock in proportion to their stakes in the company.”

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“(Vincent Crowley) said the company will be looking for 100 job cuts as part of its restructuring, and that all structures – including the merger of the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent newsrooms – are being looked at.”

Merger, eh?

That should end well.

INM agrees debt restructuring as losses mount (RTÉ)

Previously: Mwahahaha

INM Write-Down Ahoy

Denis O’Brien: Dividends, Debt And Paying Back Anglo

Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland

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