At the time of the sale, the daily newspapers had a combined circulation of about 80,000 daily and 94,000 on Sunday.[3] The deal also included other associated weekly and monthly publications.[4]
Company investors included Chicago-based businessmen Joe Mansueto of Morningstar, Inc. and private equity investor John Canning.[4] Chief operating officer Rick Starks also owns a stake.[3]
Halbreich served as head of the Chicago Sun-Times company from 2009 to 2012 before leaving to form AIM Media.[4]