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- Impresa - Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A. (Impresa SGPS) operates as Portugal's leading media holding company, focusing on television broadcasting, publishing, and multimedia services. The company structures its activities across three primary segments: Television, which encompasses video production and the operation of private channels including SIC, SIC Notícias, SIC Radical, SIC Internacional, SIC Mulher, SIC K, SIC Caras, and Txillo, alongside the subscription streaming service OPTO, a sports content portal ADVNCE, technical media services, audiovisual production, digital television, and signal transmission; Publishing, which produces the weekly newspaper Expresso, alongside Blitz, Boa Cama Boa Mesa, Tribuna, Visao, Exame, Caras, and other books and publications; and Others, covering real estate management, multimedia solutions, geo-location technologies, geographic information systems, and digital portals such as Olhares and InfoPortugal. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Paço de Arcos, Portugal, Impresa primarily serves the Portuguese market, accounting for over 94% of its net sales, with additional international reach through channels like SIC Internacional; it functions as a subsidiary of Impreger - Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, S.A. In a significant recent development, Impresa entered into an investment agreement on November 26, 2025, with MFE-MediaForEurope N.V. and its majority shareholder Impreger, under which MFE commits to subscribing up to EUR 17.3 million in new shares via a capital increase at EUR 0.21 per share, potentially acquiring a 32.934% stake while Impreger retains control at 33.738%, subject to conditions including CMVM approval, lender consents, and general meeting authorization; this strategic partnership aims to bolster growth, digital expansion, and new business areas without triggering a mandatory takeover bid.