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Rossel set to buy French rival Sud Ouest, companies say

Belgium’s Rossel, which publishes French-language newspapers such as Le Soir and La Voix du Nord, said it is set to buy French rival Sud Ouest. The two firms announced the deal Thursday.

Belgium's Rossel, which publishes local newspapers in French-speaking Belgium and northern France, such as Le Soir and La Voix du Nord, is set to buy French rival Sud Ouest, the two companies said on Thursday.Groupe Sud Ouest, which owns regional newspapers in southern France beside the eponymous t…