American Consolidated Media
# American Consolidated Media

American Consolidated Media (ACM) was a United States publisher of approximately 100 daily and weekly newspapers, which it divested in 2014.

In March 2014, ACM announced the it was selling three of its regional newspaper groups, encompassing 34 publications — ACM-Superior, ACM-Ohio and ACM-Chesapeake — to Adams Publishing Group.

In July 2014, ACM sold its papers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas (ACM-Southwest and ACM-Valley) to New Media Investment Group, said to be the "final divestiture" for ACM.

## History

The Macquarie Group of Australia bought American Consolidated Media in 2007 for $80 million. At that time, the company owned 40 newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma including five dailies (Alice Echo-News Journal, Brownwood Bulletin, Miami News-Record, Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Waxahachie Daily Light), 19 weeklies and 16 "shopper"-type products. Macquarie purchased ACM from a group of companies including Halyard Capital, Arena Capital Partners, multiple private equity funds in New York and one in Boston (BancBoston Ventures). Later that year, ACM acquired 11 publications in Ohio from Brown Publishing Company, 22 publications in Maryland from Chesapeake Publishing, and 19 publications of Superior Publishing in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan from MCG Capital. At its largest, ACM published about 100 daily and weekly newspapers.

ACM violated a $133.7 million loan agreement in 2009, and a group of lenders took over the company from Macquarie subsidiary Southern Cross Media Group in 2010. Those creditors include Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, CIT Group, GE Commercial Finance, Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank and Royal Bank of Canada.

### Former newspapers, other publications (by group)

ACM-Superior

ACM-Ohio

ACM-Chesapeake

ACM-Southwest

Waxahachie Daily Light

Midlothian Mirror

Stephenville Empire-Tribune

Glen Rose Reporter

Brownwood Bulletin

Ballinger Ledger

Winters Enterprise

Alice Echo-News Journal

Nueces County Record-Star

Duval Press

Freer Press

Miami News-Record

Grove Sun

Delaware County Journal

Cherokee County News-Advocate

Ellis County Trading Post

Cross Timbers Trading Post

Heartland Trading Post

Alice Review

Northeast Oklahoma Trading Post

ACM-Valley

Valley Bargain Book-Brownsville

Valley Bargain Book-Harlingen

Valley Town Crier (McAllen)

Edinburg Review

Laredo’s Bargain Book and Ad Sack

References

↑ Halyard Capital Sells American Consolidated Media for $80 Million to Macquarie Media Group ↑ "New Media Acquires Texas and Oklahoma Newspapers". Retrieved 2014-08-22.↑ Macquarie Media buys US newspaper business↑ Macquarie Media Group -- Acquisition of American Consolidated Media↑ Brown Publishing sells 11 papers↑ American Consolidated Media Announces Purchase of Superior Publishing Corporation↑ Who owns The Messenger now?↑ Lenders Take Control Of Ashland Daily Press↑ Macquarie Set to Lose Control of A.C.M. on Loans↑ Following Loan Breach, Banks Take Control of Hibbing Daily Tribune Parent

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National assets

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MMA Junkie

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vteGannett regional daily newspapers in the United States

Abilene Reporter-News

The Advocate

Akron Beacon Journal

Alice Echo-News Journal

The Alliance Review

Amarillo Globe-News

The American News

Ames Tribune

Anderson Independent-Mail

Alamogordo Daily News

The Ardmoreite

Argus Leader

The Arizona Republic

La Voz Arizona

Asbury Park Press

Asheville Citizen-Times

Athens Banner-Herald

The Augusta Chronicle

Austin American-Statesman

Battle Creek Enquirer

The Barnstable Patriot

Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

Bastrop Daily Enterprise

The Baxter Bulletin

Beauregard Daily News

The Beaver County Times

Boone News-Republican

Boonville Daily News

Brownwood Bulletin

Bucks County Courier Times

The Bulletin

Burlington County Times

The Burlington Free Press

Cambridge Chronicle

Cape Cod Times

Carlsbad Current-Argus

The Carmi Times

Charlevoix Courier

Cheboygan Daily Tribune

Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune

Chillicothe Gazette

The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Clarion-Ledger

The Columbus Dispatch

Commercial Appeal

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Coshocton Tribune

Courier Journal

Courier News

Courier-Post

Crookston Daily Times

The Daily Advertiser

Daily American (IL)

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The Daily Comet

Daily Commercial

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The Daily Leader

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Daily Messenger

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Daily Record

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The Daily Republican

Daily Review Atlas

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The Daily Times (Salisbury)

Daily World

The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Deming Headlight

Democrat and Chronicle

The Des Moines Register

Desert Dispatch

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Detroit Free Press

Devils Lake Journal

The Dispatch

Dodge City Daily Globe

Du Quoin Evening Call

El Paso Times

The Enterprise

Evansville Courier & Press

The Evening News

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The Examiner

The Fayetteville Observer

The Florida Times-Union

Florida Today

Fort Collins Coloradoan

Foster's Daily Democrat

The Gadsden Times

The Gainesville Sun

Garden City Telegram

The Gaston Gazette

Gaylord Herald Times

Great Falls Tribune

Green Bay Press-Gazette

The Greenville News

Hattiesburg American

The Hawk Eye

Hays Daily News

Henderson Gleaner

The Herald Democrat

The Herald-Mail

The Herald News

The Herald-Times

The Herald Times Reporter

Hillsdale Daily News

The Holland Sentinel

Home News Tribune

The Houma Courier

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Lansing State Journal

Las Cruces Sun-News

The Leader

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Leavenworth Times

Lebanon Daily News

The Ledger

Leesville Daily Leader

Lincoln Courier

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Mansfield News Journal

The Marion Star

Marshfield News-Herald

The McDonough County Voice

McPherson Sentinel

The MetroWest Daily News

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

CNI Community Newspapers

Miami News Record

The Milford Daily News

Mineral Daily News-Tribune

Montgomery Advertiser

The Morning Sun

Naples Daily News

The Neosho Daily News

New Jersey Herald

News Chief

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The News-Press

The News-Star

The Newton Kansan

Northwest Florida Daily News

The Oak Ridger

Observer-Dispatch

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Olney Daily Mail

Old Colony Memorial

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Palladium-Item

Palm Beach Daily News

The Palm Beach Post

The Patriot Ledger

Pekin Daily Times

Pensacola News Journal

Petoskey News-Review

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The Post-Crescent

Poughkeepsie Journal

Press & Sun-Bulletin

The Progress-Index

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Public Opinion

The Pueblo Chieftain

The Record

Redding Record Searchlight

The Register-Mail

Reno Gazette-Journal

Record-Courier

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The Reporter

The Repository

Rockford Register Star

The Rolla Daily News

The St. Augustine Record

St. Cloud Times

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The Salinas Californian

San Angelo Standard-Times

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Savannah Morning News

The Shawnee News-Star

The Sheboygan Press

The Shelby Star

Siskiyou Daily News

South Bend Tribune

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Spartanburg Herald-Journal

The Spectrum

Springfield News-Leader

The Standard-Times

Star-Banner

Star Courier

Star-Gazette

Star-News

The Star Press

The State Journal-Register

Statesman Journal

Stuart News

Sturgis Journal

Sun Journal (New Bern, North Carolina)

Taunton Daily Gazette

Telegram & Gazette

The Tennessean

The Times (Shreveport)

The Times Herald

Times Herald-Record

Times-News (Hendersonville)

The Times-News (Burlington)

Times Record News

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The Topeka Capital-Journal

Treasure Coast Newspapers

The Tribune-Democrat

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Vero Beach Press Journal

Watertown Public Opinion

Wausau Daily Herald

The Wayne Independent

The Wellington Daily News

Wellsville Daily Reporter

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

York Daily Record

vteBridgeTower Media business publications in the United States

Arizona Capitol Times

Casual Living

Central Penn Business Journal

Charleston Regional Business Journal

Columbia Regional Business Report

The Countian – Jefferson County

The Countian – St. Louis

Daily Journal of Commerce (Oregon)

Daily Journal of Commerce (Louisiana)

Daily Record (Baltimore)

The Daily Record (Rochester)

The Daily Record – Kansas City

The Daily Reporter

Designers Today

Finance & Commerce

Furniture Today

GSA Business

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Home Accents Today

Home Furnishings News

Home Textiles Today

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Pet Age

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SCBIZ

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vteNewsquest daily newspapers in the United Kingdom

The Argus, Brighton

The Bolton News

Telegraph & Argus, Bradford

Daily Gazette, Colchester

Bournemouth Daily Echo

Dorset Echo

Echo, Basildon, Essex

Evening Times

Greenock Telegraph

The Herald, Glasgow

News Shopper, South East London & North West Kent

Lancashire Telegraph

Oxford Mail

The National, Scotland

* The National, Wales

The Northern Echo

Darlington & Stockton Times

The Press, York

Southern Daily Echo, Southampton

South Wales Argus

Swindon Advertiser

Worcester News

Predecessors

Archant

GateHouse Media

American Consolidated Media

Calkins Media

Community Newspaper Company

Halifax Media Group

Hathaway Publishing

Local Media Group

Schurz Communications

Stephens Media

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