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Inside the private equity firm taking on the Murdochs

Inside the private equity firm taking on the Murdochs

Behind-the-curtain of the biggest media trial in a generation, stand a PE-owned voting company and its PR machine.

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“Would be pretty unreal if you guys like 20x’ed your Dominion investment with these lawsuits.”

That was the text message Daniel Franklin received from an old colleague shortly after Dominion, a manufacturer of voting machines, launched legal action against Fox Corporation, alleging the broadcaster’s coverage of the US presidential election was defamatory.

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Mark Di Stefano
Mark Di StefanoColumnistMark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
Aaron Weinman
Aaron WeinmanCorrespondentAaron Weinman is a correspondent at The Australian Financial Review who covers investment banks, private equity firms and the broader capital markets. Connect with Aaron on Twitter. Email Aaron at aaron.weinman@afr.com

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