ACCC undertaking ‘informal review’ of proposed Penguin, Random House merger

30 January 2013 Books+Publishing

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is undertaking an ‘informal review’ of the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House. The ACCC is currently seeking ‘comments ... from interested parties’ about the proposed merger, which was announced by Penguin and Random House parent companies Pearson and Bertelsmann in October 2012....