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CAA Closes Acquisition of ICM

June 28, 2022
By Michael Cader

Following an extended delay awaiting government review, CAA has completed their acquisition of ICM, first announced in September 2021. The deal is reported as valuing ICM at $750 million. (When ICM sold a minority one-third share in the agency to Crestview Partners in 2019, the price was reportedly approximately $150 million.) In the original announcement, […]

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Barnes & Noble Education Splits Top Job In Two, Renews Standstill with Investor

June 27, 2022
By Michael Cader

Ahead of reporting their fiscal fourth quarter later this week, Barnes & Noble Education announced that it has separated the roles of board chair and ceo, effective immediately. Lead independent director Vice Admiral John R. Ryan now serves as board chair, with Mike Huseby remaining as ceo. Additionally, Outerbridge Capital Investment’s chief investment officer Rory […]

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Booktopia’s Value Has Plunged

June 27, 2022
By Michael Cader

It took Australia’s leading online bookseller Booktopia years to pull off a public offering of shares in late 2020 — and in retrospect, it probably never should have done so. Shares have been sinking since last summer, accelerated by their surprise warning of low profits expected for the current year in early May. Since late […]

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Five Authors Leave Fayard Following CEO Changes

June 22, 2022
By Michael Cader

Last week France’s Fayard announced the promotion of literary editor Isabelle Saporta to ceo of the house — part of Hachette Livre — following the surprise departure in March of highly-regarded longtime ceo Sophie de Closets. In response to Saporta’s promotion, and as part of the continuing reaction to the de Closets’ departure and the […]

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ABA Membership Counts Grow Again: “The rise in BIPOC stores is a big change for us”

June 16, 2022
By Michael Cader

The ABA releases their latest membership through the AP, per tradition. (The data is usually announced at the organization’s annual meeting — which was postponed this year from May to mid-July.) CEO Allison Hill said the organization has 2,010 members now, operating 2,524 locations, well up from last year’s counts of 1,700 members and 2,100 locations. […]

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James Patterson Posts Brief Apology for Racism Remark

June 14, 2022
By Michael Cader

Following his widely criticized interview in The Times, James Patterson posted an apology. He wrote on social media: “I apologize for saying white male writers having trouble finding work is a form of racism. I absolutely do not believe that racism is practiced against white writers. Please know that I strongly support a diversity of […]

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