By A Correspondent
- Anurag Batra
Anurag Batra and Vikram Jhunjhunwala have bought the Businessworld business from ABP on behalf of some undisclosed investors, according to a communique issued by a PR agency representing Mr Batra.
Mr D D Purkayastha, MD & CEO of ABP is quoted as saying: “We have divested Businessworld business. The brand and the publication will continue under the new owners with Prosenjit Datta as the Editor.”
- Prosenjit Datta
Mr Prosenjit Datta, Editor Businessworld added: “I expect the magazine and the brand to scale newer heights.”
Businessworld began publication in 1981 and is the second-oldest business magazine in the country. It has won many reporting awards in the past year and went fortnightly in February 2013 after nearly a decade as a weekly magazine.