MONTCLAIR, N.J., Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 180 Degree Capital Corp. (“180”) (NASDAQ:TURN), notes that its portfolio company, TheStreet, Inc. (“TST”), announced today that it has completed the sale of its institutional business units, The Deal and BoardEx, to Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC for $87.3 million. The sale, which was initially announced on December 6, 2018, was approved by TheStreet’s stockholders on February 12, 2019.
About 180 Degree Capital Corp.
180 Degree Capital Corp. is a publicly traded registered closed-end fund focused on investing in and providing value-added assistance through constructive activism to what we believe are substantially undervalued small, publicly traded companies that have potential for significant turnarounds. Our goal is that the result of our constructive activism leads to a reversal in direction for the share price of these investee companies, i.e., a 180-degree turn. Detailed information about 180 and its holdings can be found on its website at www.180degreecapital.com.
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