Au Revoir to France Soir
Posted: 7/26/2012 | By: Roy Greenslade | The Guardian
The end has finally come for the Paris-based daily, France Soir. The city's commercial court ordered its liquidation, ruling that its assets must be auctioned off.
The paper's proprietor, Alexander Pugachyov - son of Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachyov - abandoned France Soir in June after having invested about £60m in the paper (plus £8m in state aid) since acquiring it in March 2010.
The paper's proprietor, Alexander Pugachyov - son of Russian billionaire Sergei Pugachyov - abandoned France Soir in June after having invested about £60m in the paper (plus £8m in state aid) since acquiring it in March 2010.