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May 1, 2020By Michael Cader

The Deals Are Alright

May 1, 2020By Michael Cader

As you may have noticed informally, deal reports have been looking pretty steady over the past month at PublishersMarketplace.com, and with April coming to an end, we can share some data on dealmaking patterns since the pandemic hit. Broadly speaking, deal volumes were strong in the first half of March up until the cancelled London Book Fair. As companies moved to work from home and shelter-in-place orders rolled out across the country, deal reports got much quieter in second half of March. But April has seen a steady pick up in reports. Looking at the month on its own, we […]

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