Investments
24
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Latest Nordstar News
Sep 15, 2023
Nordstar, the company that owns the Toronto Star and other newspapers, announced Friday that it is seeking bankruptcy protection for the unit that owns more than 70 local newspapers and axing more than 600 jobs in the process. Social Sharing The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 15, 2023 1:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 16 minutes ago The corporate parent of the Toronto Star is putting its regional newspaper business into bankruptcy protection and axing about 600 jobs in the process. The Toronto Star itself is not part of the proceedings. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/Canadian Press) Nordstar, the company that owns the Toronto Star and other newspapers, announced Friday that it is seeking bankruptcy protection for the unit that owns more than 70 local newspapers and axing more than 600 jobs in the process. Nordstar says it is putting its Metroland Media Group division into creditor protection under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act as part of a restructuring plan. The Metroland business owns dozens of community newspapers delivered alongside advertising flyers. Nordstar says it is getting out of the flyer business entirely and converting the newspapers to a digital-only format. The move will mean the loss of 605 jobs or about 60 per cent of its total workforce. Metroland says the decision is a result of unsustainable financial losses stemming from the changing preferences of consumers and advertisers. Meanwhile, the company's six daily newspapers, including the Hamilton Spectator, Peterborough Examiner, St. Catharines Standard, Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and the Waterloo Region Record, will continue both in print and online. The Toronto Star is not part of the restructuring.
Nordstar Investments
24 Investments
Nordstar has made 24 investments. Their latest investment was in BOND as part of their Pre-Seed on June 6, 2023.
Nordstar Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/6/2023 | Pre-Seed | BOND | $2M | Yes | 1 | |
5/17/2023 | Series A | Forest | $10.93M | No | 3 | |
4/19/2023 | Series B | Fintech Farm | Yes | 2 | ||
11/15/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
10/7/2022 | Pre-Seed |
Date | 6/6/2023 | 5/17/2023 | 4/19/2023 | 11/15/2022 | 10/7/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Pre-Seed | Series A | Series B | Seed VC | Pre-Seed |
Company | BOND | Forest | Fintech Farm | ||
Amount | $2M | $10.93M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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