{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"48873","rtpr_id":"nPre9s0bJa","ticker":"UGLT","exchange":"","all_tickers":["UGLT"],"title":"Alpac Capital and United Group announce agreement for the sale of Adria News Network","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-29T05:15:00.479Z","article_body":"Alpac Capital and United Group announce agreement for the sale of Adria News\nNetwork\nPR Newswire\n\nLUXEMBOURG, May 29, 2026\n\nLUXEMBOURG, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- International investment group Alpac\nCapital and Summer Parent S.à r.l., the ultimate shareholder of United Group\n(\"the Group\"), today confirm that an agreement has been reached for the sale\nof Adria News S.à r.l.\n\nAlpac Capital has a long and well-established record of operating news assets\nat international scale, with its majority-ownership of one of the world's\nlargest networks, Euronews, reaching over 1.5 billion people in more than 160\ncountries, and broadcasting in 19 languages. This acquisition provides Adria\nNews Network (\"ANN\") with a strong platform and an owner aligned with its\neditorial principles, securing the long-term independence of these important\nnews assets. Alpac Capital is committed, as its ownership of Euronews\nreflects, to promoting neutral, fact-based journalism that upholds the highest\neditorial standards.\n\nUnited Group is the leading telecommunications and media provider in\nSoutheastern Europe, majority-owned by global investment firm BC Partners.\n\nIn February 2026, United Group brought together its news assets across Bosnia\nand Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia under one\nindependent brand, ANN, with its own fully independent board and oversight\nfrom an Editorial Council of senior international media professionals. ANN's\nestablished and award-winning brands, including N1, Nova S, Vijesti and Danas,\ndeliver multi-platform news to a combined audience of over 16 million people\nand employ more than 1,000 journalists and staff. The governance framework\nintroduced at the same time was identified as the most effective way to\nprotect editorial independence while providing stability, transparency and\nresilience for the business, in line with the commitments made by BC Partners\nand the management of United Group in 2025. Adria News Network is licensed and\nregulated inside the European Union, with licenses reflecting guarantees on\neditorial independence.\n\nFollowing the creation of ANN, United Group received several unsolicited\nexpressions of interest from parties seeking to acquire these news assets.\n\nAlpac Capital was selected on the basis that it provided the highest value\nwhile meeting the governance and independence principles established from the\noutset. The Share Purchase Agreement includes contractual safeguards\npreserving ANN's editorial and functional independence, a clear separation\nbetween editorial and commercial interests, and the maintenance of an\nindependent external advisory body.\n\nUnited Group remains focused on executing its strategy across core EU markets,\nadvancing its growth agenda within its telecommunications and media businesses\nand driving long-term value for all of its stakeholders. Recent strong Q1\nresults demonstrate the ongoing growth and value creation of the Group.\n\nA spokesperson for United Group, said:\n\n\"This transaction delivers on a clear objective the Group set out in 2025 to\nsecure the long-term independence of our news assets. On completion, United\nGroup will focus fully on driving value creation for all stakeholders across\nits telecommunications, media and technology businesses in European markets.\"\n\nA spokesperson for Alpac Capital said:\n\n\"ANN represents an important addition to our portfolio of media assets where\nwe will continue to invest to ensure growth and development. At ALPAC, we\nbelieve in fact based, neutral and independent journalism with sound and\nsustainable operations and financial results. These are not empty words, they\nare demonstrated daily by the work of our journalists and recognized by all\nindependent and credible organisations in the market. We are also proud of our\nopen, European position and conscious of the importance of EU enlargement for\nthe Western Balkans. This commitment will be also reflected in ANN's editorial\nvalues and long-term direction. Alpac is committed and very much aware of the\nhigh stakes involved in this transaction and truly believes that it will be a\nvery positive contributor to the countries it is now further investing in.\"\n\nThese transactions are subject to standardised regulatory approvals and are\nexpected to be completed during the second half of 2026.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/alpac-capital-and-united-group-announce-agreement-for-the-sale-of-adria-news-network-302785089.html\n\n\n\nunitedgroup@drdpartnership.com, Lawrence Dore, DRD Partnership, +44 7958 329 309, Viktor Koleda, DRD Partnership, +44 7857 902 217\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPre9s0bJa","title":"Alpac Capital and United Group announce agreement for the sale of Adria News Network","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"UGLT","created":"2026-05-29T05:15:00.479Z","tickers":["UGLT"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Alpac Capital and United Group announce agreement for the sale of Adria News\nNetwork\nPR Newswire\n\nLUXEMBOURG, May 29, 2026\n\nLUXEMBOURG, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- International investment group Alpac\nCapital and Summer Parent S.à r.l., the ultimate shareholder of United Group\n(\"the Group\"), today confirm that an agreement has been reached for the sale\nof Adria News S.à r.l.\n\nAlpac Capital has a long and well-established record of operating news assets\nat international scale, with its majority-ownership of one of the world's\nlargest networks, Euronews, reaching over 1.5 billion people in more than 160\ncountries, and broadcasting in 19 languages. This acquisition provides Adria\nNews Network (\"ANN\") with a strong platform and an owner aligned with its\neditorial principles, securing the long-term independence of these important\nnews assets. Alpac Capital is committed, as its ownership of Euronews\nreflects, to promoting neutral, fact-based journalism that upholds the highest\neditorial standards.\n\nUnited Group is the leading telecommunications and media provider in\nSoutheastern Europe, majority-owned by global investment firm BC Partners.\n\nIn February 2026, United Group brought together its news assets across Bosnia\nand Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia under one\nindependent brand, ANN, with its own fully independent board and oversight\nfrom an Editorial Council of senior international media professionals. ANN's\nestablished and award-winning brands, including N1, Nova S, Vijesti and Danas,\ndeliver multi-platform news to a combined audience of over 16 million people\nand employ more than 1,000 journalists and staff. The governance framework\nintroduced at the same time was identified as the most effective way to\nprotect editorial independence while providing stability, transparency and\nresilience for the business, in line with the commitments made by BC Partners\nand the management of United Group in 2025. Adria News Network is licensed and\nregulated inside the European Union, with licenses reflecting guarantees on\neditorial independence.\n\nFollowing the creation of ANN, United Group received several unsolicited\nexpressions of interest from parties seeking to acquire these news assets.\n\nAlpac Capital was selected on the basis that it provided the highest value\nwhile meeting the governance and independence principles established from the\noutset. The Share Purchase Agreement includes contractual safeguards\npreserving ANN's editorial and functional independence, a clear separation\nbetween editorial and commercial interests, and the maintenance of an\nindependent external advisory body.\n\nUnited Group remains focused on executing its strategy across core EU markets,\nadvancing its growth agenda within its telecommunications and media businesses\nand driving long-term value for all of its stakeholders. Recent strong Q1\nresults demonstrate the ongoing growth and value creation of the Group.\n\nA spokesperson for United Group, said:\n\n\"This transaction delivers on a clear objective the Group set out in 2025 to\nsecure the long-term independence of our news assets. On completion, United\nGroup will focus fully on driving value creation for all stakeholders across\nits telecommunications, media and technology businesses in European markets.\"\n\nA spokesperson for Alpac Capital said:\n\n\"ANN represents an important addition to our portfolio of media assets where\nwe will continue to invest to ensure growth and development. At ALPAC, we\nbelieve in fact based, neutral and independent journalism with sound and\nsustainable operations and financial results. These are not empty words, they\nare demonstrated daily by the work of our journalists and recognized by all\nindependent and credible organisations in the market. We are also proud of our\nopen, European position and conscious of the importance of EU enlargement for\nthe Western Balkans. This commitment will be also reflected in ANN's editorial\nvalues and long-term direction. Alpac is committed and very much aware of the\nhigh stakes involved in this transaction and truly believes that it will be a\nvery positive contributor to the countries it is now further investing in.\"\n\nThese transactions are subject to standardised regulatory approvals and are\nexpected to be completed during the second half of 2026.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/alpac-capital-and-united-group-announce-agreement-for-the-sale-of-adria-news-network-302785089.html\n\n\n\nunitedgroup@drdpartnership.com, Lawrence Dore, DRD Partnership, +44 7958 329 309, Viktor Koleda, DRD Partnership, +44 7857 902 217\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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