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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Defunct | 2018 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Products | Outdoor advertising |
| Parent | JCDecaux |
| Website | www |
APN Outdoor was an Australian outdoor advertising company based in Sydney, Australia.
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| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 2018 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Products | Outdoor advertising |
| Parent | JCDecaux |
| Website | www |
APN Outdoor was an Australian outdoor advertising company based in Sydney, Australia.
APN Outdoor was founded by APN News & Media in 2004 when it consolidated the operations of its acquired outdoor ad firms Cody, Australian Posters and Buspak. [1] [2]
In 2011, APN News & Media sold half the business to Quadrant Private Equity, and in 2015 sold the other half. [3] This severed business links from APN News & Media, despite retaining the name "APN", which caused some confusion in the market until APN News & Media rebranded as Here, There & Everywhere in 2017. [4]
The business was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2014. [5] [6] At the time of listing, Quadrant retained a 20% stake in the company and management held 2.5%. [2]
Richard Herring was CEO of the company from its founding until retiring after 22 years in 2017. [7] James Warburton became CEO in 2017. [8]
In 2017, APN Outdoor planned to merge with rival outdoor advertising company oOh!media, however was aborted after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission raised preliminary concerns. [9]
In June 2018, JCDecaux made a takeover bid worth $1.1 billion, suggesting APN Outdoor would complement the former's existing Australian assets. [10] The takeover was approved in late 2018, shortly after which APN Outdoor ceased trading on the ASX and became a subsidiary of JCDecaux with the latter's branding adopted. [11]
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