英国政府已为Axel Springer计划收购《电讯》媒体集团铺平道路，决定不对该交易进行更深入的竞争调查。
The UK government has cleared the way for Axel Springer’s planned purchase of Telegraph Media Group after deciding not to refer the deal for a more detailed competition investigation.
文化部长丽莎·南迪周五表示，她不会将该收购提交给英国竞争与市场管理局（CMA）进行第二阶段的深入调查。
Culture Minister Lisa Nandy said Friday that she would not refer the proposed acquisition to a Phase 2 investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition regulator.
“我不会将此事提交给竞争与市场管理局进行更深入的‘第二阶段’调查，”南迪在书面声明中表示。
“I will not be referring this matter to a more in-depth ‘Phase 2’ investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority,” Nandy said in a written statement.
她还表示，2024年1月发布的公共利益干预通知（PIIN）及其相关的公共利益并购参考命令，因她的决定而不再具有法律效力。
She also said the Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN), issued in January 2024, and the related public interest merger reference order had ceased to be in force following her decision.
此决定减少了围绕英国媒体行业一项高调所有权交易的监管不确定性，使Axel Springer能够在此阶段无需进行更详细的竞争调查，继续推进其计划中的收购。
The decision reduces regulatory uncertainty surrounding one of the UK media industry’s high-profile ownership transactions and allows Axel Springer to proceed with its planned purchase without a more detailed competition investigation at this stage.
Axel Springer是欧洲最大的媒体集团之一。它拥有德国主要报纸《 Bild 》和《 世界报 》，以及国际数字媒体《 政治 》和《 商业内幕 》。
Axel Springer is one of Europe’s largest media groups. It owns major German newspapers, including Bild and Die Welt, as well as international digital outlets Politico and Business Insider.
此次收购将使英国最具影响力的报刊集团之一落入总部位于柏林的公司之手，标志着英国媒体格局的重大变化。
The acquisition would bring one of Britain’s most prominent newspaper groups under the ownership of the Berlin-based company, marking a significant change in the UK media landscape.
《电讯》集团于2023年进入受托管理，原因是其前任所有者巴克莱家族累积了对银行的巨额债务。此后，该报的未来一直充满不确定性。
The Telegraph Group was placed under receivership in 2023 after its former owners, the Barclay family, accumulated substantial debts to banks. Since then, the newspaper’s future has remained highly uncertain.
在Axel Springer介入之前，得到阿联酋支持的RedBird IMI财团曾试图收购该报。
Before Axel Springer entered the picture, the UAE-backed RedBird IMI consortium had sought to acquire the newspaper.
然而，一家历史悠久的保守派英国报纸可能落入海湾资本——以及间接的外国国家——之手的前景，在英国引发了重大政治争议。
However, the prospect of a long-established conservative British newspaper coming under the control of Gulf capital — and, indirectly, a foreign state — triggered a major political controversy in the UK.
英国政府随后推出立法，禁止外国国家拥有报纸，促使RedBird IMI退出并将其收购权转让给Axel Springer。
The British government subsequently introduced legislation banning foreign state ownership of newspapers, prompting RedBird IMI to step back and transfer its acquisition rights to Axel Springer.