PULSE POINTS❓WHAT HAPPENED: Axel Springer, the German publisher behind U.S. liberal media powerhouse POLITICO, has acquired The Telegraph for £575 million, disrupting a planned takeover by Lord Rothermere, owner of The Daily Mail.👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, The Telegraph, RedBird IMI, Lord Rothermere, and the Barclay family. Newsletter Need to Know. Your free, … Continue reading POLITICO’s German Giant Owner in Stunning $770M Raid of Right-Leaning Telegraph.