Groups File Bids For Tabloid Top Publishing Firms Vying For `Enquirer`

Groups File Bids For Tabloid Top Publishing Firms Vying For `Enquirer` By DAVID ALTANER, Business Writer February 17, 1989 Some of the top publishing companies in the world reportedly have submitted bids for the National Enquirer, along with two groups of employees of the weekly tabloid newspaper. The Lantana-based publication and its sister newspaper, the … More Groups File Bids For Tabloid Top Publishing Firms Vying For `Enquirer`

National Enquirer Sought by Several Publishing Firms

By Joe Sharkey Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal February 16, 1989 Several of the world’s top publishing companies have made offers to buy the National Enquirer, beginning a bidding contest that could top $400 million and who’s outcome could define a new battleground in the global magazine business. Executives familiar with the bidding … More National Enquirer Sought by Several Publishing Firms

‘Enquirer’ owner issues rules for buying company

Palm Beach Post Staff and Wire Services January 11, 1989 LANTANA – GP Group Inc., owner of the National Enquirer and World Weekly News, has begun telling potential buyers the proper way to bid. The company is being sold as part of instructions left by founder Generoso Pope, who died Oct. 2. Its value has … More ‘Enquirer’ owner issues rules for buying company

Son, 21, Wants `Enquirer` Paul Pope Hopes To Buy Late Father`s Empire

Son, 21, Wants `Enquirer` Paul Pope Hopes To Buy Late Father`s Empire By MICHAEL SAUNDERS, Staff Writer December 18, 1988 The loyalty of many National Enquirer employees to late owner Generoso Pope may have shifted to his 21-year-old son, who said on Saturday that he will do all he can to buy the widely read … More Son, 21, Wants `Enquirer` Paul Pope Hopes To Buy Late Father`s Empire