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Private equity firm wins Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion
Private equity firm wins Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion
Aug 08 2023
Simon & Schuster has officially been purchased by private equity firm KKR for a cool $1.62 billion, with parent company Paramount Global surely relieved to offload the publisher that it’s been trying to sell for more than a year. And despite Paramount’s indifference, S&S posted a solid second quarter, finishing the first half of 2023 with sales up 8%.
Source: Publishers Weekly
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