It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until it was acquired by private equity groups, Astorg and Epiris, in November 2022.
[2] The costs to launch the magazine were covered with £6,000 from Associated Newspapers and £200 from Sergeant himself and a number of other Mail employees, with Hambros Bank putting up stand-by credit.
[4] Sergeant retired as chairman in September 1992 when he was appointed president and non-executive director, but served as a board member until May 2018.
[5] In July 2022, the company agreed to accept a takeover offer worth £1.7 billion from private equity groups, Astorg and Epiris.
The magazine has interviewed numerous politicians and economists, including Arthur Laffer, Pierre Moscovici and Margrethe Vestager.