The Each day Telegraph’s writer is at hand lots of of employees a £500 bonus this month as uncertainty over its possession appears to be like set to stretch into a 3rd calendar yr.
The interval has been prolonged as soon as already as Mr Efune seeks to line up financing for the deal.
Nonetheless, it emerged within the Monetary Occasions this week that Todd Boehly, the Chelsea Soccer Membership co-owner, was exploring a counterbid for the Telegraph.
Nadhim Zahawi, the previous chancellor, can also be concerned within the talks as an adviser to Liontree, which is aiding Mr Efune’s bid.
Insiders mentioned that Mr Zahawi was prone to be handed an ongoing function on the Telegraph if Mr Efune was profitable.
The previous chancellor, schooling secretary and vaccines minister has been concerned within the Telegraph course of in numerous guises, initially serving to dealer a take care of RedBird IMI earlier than assembling his personal supply.
The Telegraph public sale is being run by Raine Group and Robey Warshaw, the advisers to the Abu Dhabi-backed entity which was thwarted in its efforts to purchase the media titles by a change in possession legislation.