INM owner Mediahuis has invested €5m in Lepaya, a Dutch company specialising in the provision of soft skills training. For Belgian-headquartered Mediahuis the investment signifies a new step in the media group’s diversification strategy. Established in 2013 as a joint venture between Belgian publishing groups Corelio and Concentra, Mediahuis is now one of the leading media groups in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Ireland. Its titles here include Independent.ie, the Irish Independent, ‘Sunday Independent’, ‘Sunday World’ and regional papers including the ‘Kerryman’. Mediahuis Group last year had combined revenue of €857.9m, up 39pc on 2018.

Source: Irish Independent June 15, 2020 09:11 UTC