KKR in Advanced Talks to Buy Simon & Schuster for Roughly $1.65 Billion
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KKR in Advanced Talks to Buy Simon & Schuster for Roughly $1.65 Billion

Sep 29, 2023

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Private-equity firm KKR is in advanced talks to acquire Simon & Schuster for about $1.65 billion, according to people familiar with the situation, capping a yearslong effort by Paramount Global to sell the publisher of such authors as Stephen King and Bob Woodward.

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