DOJ Approves Bertelsmann/Pearson Book Merger

http://www.randomhouse.com/news/2013/02/15/bertelsmann-welcomes-antitrust-clearance-of-penguin-random-house-by-the-u-s-department-of-justice/

Media companies Bertelsmann and Pearson welcome the clearance of the planned combination of their book-publishing companies into the new, international Penguin Random House publishing group by the U.S. Department Of Justice.

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/doj-clears-penguin-random-house-merger-us.html

The Penguin Random House merger has been given antitrust clearance by the US  Department of Justice, a move welcomed by Random House parent company Bertelsmann as well as Penguin parent Pearson.