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Sales Slide At Harlequin, With Sale Now Expected Within Days

July 30, 2014
By Michael Cader

Harlequin’s current parent company Torstar announced second quarter results on Wednesday morning, and the company said it now “anticipate[s] closing the transaction on or about August 1” to sell Harlequin to HarperCollins. They have “received the regulatory clearances and approvals required,” and “while the transaction remains subject to certain customary closing conditions, the parties continue to work toward satisfying these conditions.” Torstar expects to book a gain of approximately $225 million on the sale. For the second quarter, Harlequin’s sales fell $3.1 million to $96.4 million, and net income fell $4 million, to just $1.6 million. The company had  $2.3 million […]

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