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In Written Opinion, Judge Florence Pan Delivers Knockout Blow to PRH, S&S Merger

On November 7, Judge Florence Pan released her memorandum opinion blocking Penguin Random House from acquiring rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster. In the final analysis, after a year of legal wrangling and a three week trial, it wasn’t a close case for her at all. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Court Blocks Penguin Random House, S&S Merger

In a brief two-page order issued late on October 31, Judge Florence Y. Pan blocked PRH's bid to buy S&S, saying the government had succeeded in showing that the proposed merger would harm "competition in the market for the U.S. publishing rights to anticipated top-selling books." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In Post-Trial Briefs, PRH Attorneys Say DOJ Failed to Prove Its Case Against S&S Merger

In a highly anticipated post-trial filing PRH attorneys reiterate their claim that the government manufactured a fatally flawed case to block the nearly $2.2 billion merger—and then failed to prove it. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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