Penguin, Random House Strike Deal

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 3:23PM EDT / Published Oct. 29, 2012 6:24AM EDT

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Publishing companies Penguin and Random House have agreed to a joint venture, according to their parent companies. The German-owned Bertelsmann firm will have 53 percent of the publishing venture, while Penguin’s parent Pearson will hold 47 percent. A potential deal has been in the air since last week. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.—owner of HarperCollins—jumped into the fray over the weekend and seemed poised to make a bid for Penguin as well. Pearson CEO Marjorie Scardino said that for Penguin the joint venture will “greatly enhance its fortunes and its opportunities.”

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Penguin, Random House Strike Deal

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