Bustle Founder Wins Out in Bid for Gawker

Bryan Goldberg reportedly got it for as much as $1.5 million

A holding company owned and managed by Bryan Goldberg, the founder of Bleacher Report and Bustle, won a bankruptcy auction for Gawker.com and its assets. The successful bid was reportedly up to $1.5 million.

It’s not clear what Goldberg, currently the CEO of Elite Daily and Bustle, intends to do with the assets, including Gawker.com and the articles published there. Will Holden, the founder of the Boathouse Group who serves as the plan administrator for the estate did not immediately return requests for comment.

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