The beleaguered bookseller Barnes & Noble is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million.
The national chain that many blamed for the demise of independent bookstores has been ravaged by Amazon.com and other online competitors. Independent bookstores have also persisted in the face of digital publishing.Barnes & Noble said Friday that it's being acquired by Elliott Management for $6.50 per share, an approximately 9% percent premium to the company's Thursday closing stock price. Elliott bought the U.K. bookseller Waterstones in June 2018.
The sale, valued at about $683 million including debt, is targeted to close in the third quarter if approved by regulators and shareholders.
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