Playboy

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee & Anurag Kotoky - Analysis Playboy spent 56 years making sure that the world would know it by the sign of its bunny ears. Now that the company is up for sale, Playboy's iconic logo, not the magazine, might be...

In this article: Playboy magazine, Playboy Enterprises Inc, Revenue, Maxim, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Rocawear

...this week, another firm, Golden Gate Capital, said that it will not be involved in any way with a possible purchase of Playboy. Playboy shares had jumped last week after reports that Playboy was in talks with several parties, including...

In this article: Oak Hill, Oak Hill Capital Partners, Golden Gate Capital, Revenue, New York Post, Hugh Hefner, and Christie Hefner

...Playboy's finances and concluded "Hippety-hop down the leveraged buyout trail?". Talks of a buyout at Playboy are nothing new. Playboy really got beat up in the casino business, especially the Atlantic City casino. It's a shame that...

In this article: Christie Hefner, Playboy Enterprises Inc., Hugh Hefner, Atlantic City, Cash flow, and Balance sheet

* Hugh Hefner changed views of sex, consumerism * Playboy helped shape culture for half a century * Magazine saw declines in readers in recent years By Alex Dobuzinskis Playboy founder Hugh Hefner changed American pop culture, one...

In this article: Hugh Hefner, Robert Thompson, Consumerism, Penthouse, Hustler, Syracuse University, and Playboy Enterprises Inc

...licenses clothing brands such as Candies, Joe Boxer, and Rocawear, wants to bring in a publishing partner to buy Playboy magazine while it would keep the licensing part of the company, one of the sources said. At this point, the talks with...

In this article: Rocawear, Golden Gate Capital, Golden Gate, Playboy magazine, Iconix Brand Group, New York Stock Exchange, and Hugh Hefner

...primary business," he said. "In this case, I suspect Iconix sees value in exploiting the Playboy brand beyond media. My guess is that if they acquire Playboy, they'll continue to publish the print magazine for a while, but the emphasis will...

In this article: Scott Flanders, Iconix Brand Group, Hugh Hefner, Joint venture, Jim Griffiths, Playboy Enterprises, and Los Angeles Times

...part of the company, one of the sources said. Playboy and Iconix declined to comment. In addition to its well-known magazine, Playboy also has TV operations and a licensing business based on its "Bunny Ears" logo, an image of a...

In this article: Rocawear, Revenue, Hugh Hefner, Playboy magazine, and Playboy Enterprises Inc