Lachlan K Murdoch has bought FOX on 8 days since Aug 2018

Lachlan K. Murdoch is a British-American media executive and the eldest son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Born in 1971 in London and raised in New York, he graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. and began his career in the family business, joining News Corporation (later 21st Century Fox) in 1994. He rose quickly to become Deputy Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2005, overseeing U.S. television stations, the New York Post (where he increased circulation by over 40%), HarperCollins, and Australian operations including the acquisition of REA Group, now valued at over $5 billion.(

In 2005, Murdoch left to found Illyria Pty Ltd., a private investment firm, acquiring and leading Nova Entertainment, which doubled in value and tripled EBITDA under his chairmanship from 2009.( He returned to the family empire in 2014 as non-executive co-chairman of 21st Century Fox and News Corp. Following Disney's 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets, he became Executive Chair and CEO of Fox Corporation (since 2019 and 2018 respectively), overseeing its news, sports, and entertainment portfolio, including the 2020 acquisition of Tubi and record financial performance in FY2025 with Adjusted EBITDA rising to $3,624 million.( He also serves as chairman of News Corp and was executive chairman of Nova Entertainment until 2022.(

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