G/O Media (Deadspin)
Publisher of Deadspin, Gizmodo, Jezebel, The Onion. Great Hill dismantled the portfolio — entire Deadspin staff resigned, Jezebel shuttered, all properties sold off.
- FOUNDED
- 2002
- ACQUIRED
- Great Hill Partners, 2019, $18.9 million
- IMPACTS
- 1 documented
Editorial Record
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G/O Media (Deadspin) founded
Acquired by Great Hill Partners for $18.9 million
Great Hill Partners dismantled G/O Media — entire Deadspin staff resigned
CriticalClosure / BankruptcyGreat Hill bought 10+ publications for $18.9M (previously valued at $135M). Issued "stick to sports" mandate at Deadspin; editor fired, entire staff resigned. Jezebel shuttered. All properties sold off piecemeal.
How Private Equity Destroyed G/O Media
Before / After
Publications
reported 2024
before 10+ publications
after 0 (all sold/shut)
-100%
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