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    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
      LexMedia
      Book sales: Harry Windsor vs Harry Potter Premium content

      In a bookselling duel, Harry Potter has the advantage. Fiction sells better than non fiction

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Penguin Random House chief quits after Simon & Schuster deal collapses

      Markus Dohle says it is time to move on after proposed $2.2bn tie-up breaks down

    • Monday, 21 November, 2022
      Media
      Penguin Random House’s $2.2bn deal for Simon & Schuster collapses

      Companies walk away from book megamerger after a US judge deemed it anti-competitive

    • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
      Judge blocks Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster $2.2bn megamerger

      Court decision after trial is a victory for US antitrust enforcers

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
      Celebrity authors and pro golfers provide a test case for the labour market Premium content

      Biden administration argues even the elite need the protection of antitrust laws

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      John Gapper
      The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and Penguin Random House

      Big book publishers have grown stronger and more profitable despite the threat of Amazon and ebooks

    • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
      US sues to stop Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger

      Court asked to block Bertelsmann’s $2.2bn deal that would create huge book publisher

    • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
      News in-depthBertelsmann SE & Co KGaA
      Bertelsmann seeks to write new chapter with Simon & Schuster

      Plan by Penguin Random House owner to snap up third-biggest publisher in US alarms industry

    • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
      FT SeriesTriumph of the small booksellers
      Why we returned to reading

      Literary editor Frederick Studemann on how bookshops proved resilient through the lockdowns of 2020

    • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
      Simon & Schuster Inc
      News Corp to join battle for Simon & Schuster

      Murdoch media group will bid against German company Bertelsmann

    • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
      Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA
      Bertelsmann joins race to acquire Simon & Schuster

      German media group expresses interest in buying publisher of Stephen King and Joseph Heller from ViacomCBS

    • Thursday, 2 January, 2020
      ObituaryBooks
      Sonny Mehta, head of Knopf, 1942-2019

      Flamboyant editor who transformed the lives of some of the world’s greatest authors

    • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
      Pearson PLC
      Pearson chief John Fallon to retire next year

      Educational publisher also announces sale of remaining stake in Penguin Random House

    • Friday, 29 March, 2019
      FT People: Media and Telecoms
      Markus Dohle, book publisher who placed $65m bet on Obamas

      Penguin Random House CEO’s risk pays off as former first lady’s memoir nears 10m sales

    • Tuesday, 26 March, 2019
      LexMedia
      Bertelsmann/Michelle’s memoir: Gutenberg strikes back Premium content

      Digital fatigue is giving traditional publishers staying power

    • Friday, 22 February, 2019
      ObituaryBooks
      Betty Ballantine, editor and publisher, 1919-2019

      A pioneer in paperbacks who changed reading habits

    • Tuesday, 9 January, 2018
      ObituaryWorld
      Michael Blakenham, former FT chairman who saw off Rupert Murdoch

      Long-serving executive of then owner Pearson was champion of the paper’s independence

    • Wednesday, 13 December, 2017
      Special ReportThe Race for Talent
      In need of talent? Look closer to home first

      Why it is important for companies to have a ‘growth mindset’

    • Monday, 27 November, 2017
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      Pearson agrees sale of Wall Street English
    • Friday, 20 October, 2017
      UK companies
      Pearson in advanced talks to sell English-language schools to private equity
    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2017
      Companies
      Pearson still cautious, but lifts lower end of profit forecasts
    • Friday, 4 August, 2017
      UK companies
      Pearson announces 3,000 job cuts; slashes interim dividend
    • Friday, 14 July, 2017
      Week in Review
      Thomas Rabe bolsters Bertelsmann for digital marathon

      Increased control of book publishing business will boost cash for internet investment

    • Tuesday, 11 July, 2017
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      Bertelsmann’s firmer grip on Penguin will aid battle with Amazon

      Raising stake to 75% in Penguin Random House gives publisher more bargaining power

    • Tuesday, 11 July, 2017
      European companies
      Investors take fright from Pearson over latest asset sale

      Questions are raised over value from Penguin Random House disposal and dividend cut

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