Business
An investor group’s deal to buy former Tronc Chairman Michael Ferro’s entire stake in the newspaper chain has fallen through.
June 5, 2018
Sports
Judy Oberlander was always afraid of the ocean.
June 12, 1997
In the latest flare-up between the two top investors in the L.A.
April 3, 2017
Chicago entrepreneur Michael Ferro is investing $44.4 million in Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing Co., making him the company’s largest shareholder and infusing cash that could bolster a planned bid for the Orange County Register.
Feb. 4, 2016
Michael Ferro, who resigned last month as chairman of Chicago-based newspaper chain Tronc, has struck a deal to sell his entire stake in the company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Friday.
April 13, 2018
Movies
Richard Gere plays a ruthless New York collector, whose L.A. purchases include streetwalker Julia Roberts in Touchstone’s “3000,” filming locally in July.
June 25, 1989
Patrick Soon-Shiong, the L.A. billionaire battling for control of Los Angeles Times owner Tronc Inc., is pressuring the company’s board to allow him to buy more stock now that Chairman Michael Ferro has been allowed to up his stake.
March 27, 2017
Entertainment & Arts
“I like smart and brave actors,” said director Jack Hofsiss, seated outside USC’s Stop Gap Theatre, where he is preparing the world premiere of David Stevens’ “The Sum of Us” (opening tonight).
July 15, 1988
When Jack Griffin announced he’d wrangled a $44-million cash infusion for Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing Co., he portrayed it as a vote of confidence in his business strategy, including his plan to acquire more newspapers such as the Orange County Register.
Feb. 23, 2016
A Chicago entrepreneur who already owns one of that city’s daily newspapers is now the largest shareholder in Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing after making a $44.4-million investment — one that could bolster the company’s planned bid for the Orange County Register.