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Tomorrow's Deals; Taking stock of what dealmakers are looking at.

Publication: Mergers & Acquisitions: The Dealmaker's Journal
Publication Date: 01-JUL-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Byline: Editorial Staff

Buy it for the articles Playboy Enterprises is reportedly on the block. The problem, however, is that the company may have trouble finding buyer interest.

According to a story in the New York Post, the publisher is seeking around $300 million, an asking price that might seem rich considering the company's roughly $84 million market cap, and the $122 million deficit posted last year. Also potentially quelling interest is the difficulty investors have had in publishing in recent years.

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