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Higher borrowing costs reshape who can buy media assets

Axios’s Kerry Flynn and Sara Fischer report that rising borrowing costs are reshaping media M&A, favoring cash-rich companies and strategic investors over buyers that depend on debt.

Why it matters. Private-equity-backed bidders lose negotiating power in auctions where strategics can pay cash without financing contingencies.

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