Black Press Ltd. 申请债权人保护并宣布出售。 Black Press Ltd. files for creditor protection, announces sale.
Black Press Ltd. 是加拿大西部数十种社区报纸的出版商，已进入债权人保护，获得了初步出售，并宣布其创始人戴维·布莱克 (David Black) 退休。 Black Press Ltd., a publisher of dozens of community newspapers across Western Canada, has entered creditor protection, secured a tentative sale, and announced the retirement of its founder, David Black. 该公司已与 Canso Investment Counsel Ltd.、Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd. 和 Carpenter Media Group 签订了销售协议。 The company has entered into a sales agreement with Canso Investment Counsel Ltd., Deans Knight Capital Management Ltd., and Carpenter Media Group. Black Press 将寻求法院批准启动销售招标程序，并将向三位投资者提供的销售协议作为后盾。 Black Press will seek court approval to launch a sale solicitation process, with the sale agreement to the three investors acting as a backstop. 该公司还从 Canso 获得了债务人持有资产融资，以帮助维持在此过程中的运营。 The company has also secured debtor-in-possession financing from Canso to help maintain operations during the process. 此次出售旨在提供所需的投资，使出版商能够继续为读者和广告商提供服务。 The sale is intended to provide needed investment to allow the publisher to continue serving readers and advertisers.