Private Equity closed January 2002.[7]

Round size and post-money valuation are not publicly disclosed.

Secondary Market - II was $399M on Mar 2026.[7][1][2][8]

Named investors include Smith Financial, Exor, E.L. Rothschild, Agnelli family.[7][2][3]

James Wilson, Founder[6]

Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief[6][9][3][8][10]

Tom Standage, Deputy Editor[6][9][3][8][10]

Marcus Roy, Group CFO[6][9][3][8][10]

Lara Boro, CEO[6][9][3][8][10]

Paul Deighton, Chair of The Economist Group[6][9][3][8][10]

Leon Saunders Calvert, President of Economist Intelligence[6][9][3][8][10]

The Financial Times · ft.com · Same buyer: business and policy professionals choosing between premium English-language global news publications for analysis of economics, politics, and markets.[3]

The Wall Street Journal · wsj.com · Same buyer: subscribers choosing between leading English-language business and political journalism, though WSJ is more US-centric.[3]

The New York Times · nytimes.com · Same buyer: subscribers choosing premium English-language news sources for global affairs coverage, though NYT has broader general-interest scope.[3]

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[8]

Ask for one referenceable production customer.

Not a recommendation. The first thing this ledger cannot answer.

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