Publisher Simon & Schuster sold to private equity firm for £1.27bn

Publisher Simon & Schuster sold for £1.27bn

Simon & Schuster has been sold for $1.62bn to a private equity firm - just months after a takeover bid by rival Penguin Random House was blocked.

The deal must be approved by regulators, but commentators believe it is unlikely there will be any objections.

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