Canadian regulators approve Penguin Random House merger
The Canadian Competition Bureau and the Department of Canadian Heritage has cleared the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. Random House parent company Bertelsmann said in a statement on...
EU clears Penguin Random House merger
The European Commission has cleared the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. The commission announced its decision in a statement on 5 April, saying that ‘the transaction would not...
NZ Commerce Commission clears Penguin Random House merger
The New Zealand Commerce Commission has cleared the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. Commerce Commission chairman Mark Berry said in a statement on 19 March that ‘the commission...
ACCC ‘not opposed’ to Penguin Random House merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it is ‘not opposed’ to the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. As previously reported by Books+Publishing, the ACCC...
Penguin Random House merger approved in US; Australian, NZ reviews findings expected in March
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has completed its review of the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House, clearing the merger of the two publishers ‘unconditionally’. Thomas Rabe,...
ACCC undertaking ‘informal review’ of proposed Penguin, Random House merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is undertaking an ‘informal review’ of the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. The ACCC is currently seeking ‘comments ... from interested...
ACCC ‘aware’ of Penguin, Random House proposed merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has told Bookseller+Publisher that it is ‘aware’ of the proposed merger between Penguin and Random House. An ACCC spokesperson said that ‘if the...
‘Business as usual’ at Random House, Penguin following merger announcement; industry responds
Random House Australia and New Zealand have told booksellers that it will be ‘business as usual’ for Random House and Penguin until the companies’ plans to merge have been approved...
Random House, Penguin to merge
Pearson and Bertelsmann have announced that they will merge the Penguin and Random House businesses. Bertelsmann said in a statement on Monday 29 October that the new business will be called...
Merger proposed between OPUS Group and McPherson’s Printing Group
Book printers OPUS Group and McPherson's Printing Group have proposed to merge and list on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The merger would involve parent company McPherson's Limited demerging its...
Brumby, Bookwise, Gary Allen and Tower become The Scribo Group
Following an announcement in February that they would be merging, Brumby Books & Music, Bookwise, Gary Allen and Tower Books have announced a name for the new combined group. The...
Wiltshire and Herron merge
Publisher and distributor Herron Books and remainder wholesaler Wiltshire Books are set to merge on 1 March.‘Both businesses have a strong background in value books and it is a natural...