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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorFuse Media has been taken over in a management buyout following its 2019 bankruptcy reorganization.The company operates the Latinx-focused Fuse cable channel and FM music outlet. Fuse Media has been owned by a group of private equity firms and hedge funds since it completed its Chapter 11 filing.Fuse Media CEO Miguel Roggero, who has been with Fuse and its predecessors since 2006, will lead the current team that includes Judi Lopez, head of content distribution, Fernando Romero, head of ad sales, programming chief Marc Leonard, marketing head Mark McIntire and digital head Patrick Courtney.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFuse Media, owner of linear cable networks, digital and streaming properties and live events all aimed at Latino and multicultural millennial audiences, has been acquired by a Latino-led management group.Miguel “Mike” Roggero, who had been serving as CEO, leads the new management and ownership team. The company, whose investors once included Jennifer Lopez, went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year.Financial terms were not reported in the announcement.