Companhia das Letras in Brazil announced last week that they took 100 percent control of Zahar, based in Rio de Janeiro and focused on books devoted to the human and social sciences. Luiz Schwarcz says in the announcement that founder Jorge Zahar “was a master when it came to publishing books that would stay the course…….
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Endeavor Withdraws IPO, After First Reducing Pricing and Share Volume
By late Thursday Endeavor Group decided to withdraw their planned initial public offering of shares, set for Friday. The decision came after Peloton went public Thursday and saw its shares fall 11 percent from the opening price. Like Endeavor, Peloton loses money. The company said in their statement, “Endeavor will continue to evaluate the timing…
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It’s official: the opportunity to buy a share of the sports and entertainment hodgepodge plus talent agency known as Endeavor Group Holdings is set for Friday, September 27. The company will launch its IPO then. As previously reported, they will trade on the New York Stock Exchange as EDR, looking to raise proceeds of about…
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Luana Horry has been promoted to editor at HarperCollins Children’s. Jennifer Udden joins New Leaf Literary & Media as literary agent; she was previously agent at Barry Goldblatt Literary. Kate Sullivan joins as senior content development manager; she was senior editor at Delacorte. Meredith Barnes joins as business development manager; she was publicity manager at…
Endeavor IPO Is Back On, Aims to Raise About $600 Million
After a postponement in early August, entertainment hodgepodge Endeavor Group (the parent of talent agency William Morris Endeavor) filed revised paperwork with the SEC as they more forward with an IPO. The company plans to offer approximately 19.35 million shares of stock for sale, at an estimated price of $30 to $32 per share. (As…
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Allison Devlin has been appointed sales director in client sales at Penguin Random House Publisher Services. Former literary manager at The Gotham Group Eddie Gamarra has been hired as vp studio business development for Nickelodeon. Legal A jury cleared Nicholas Sparks of all counts of defamation and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, concluding…