Laurent Beaudoin

FB Roundup: Bertelsmann, Bombardier, Walmart

December 12, 2020

Bertelsmann books Simon & Schuster for $2.175 billion, Bombardier private jet sales soar in the coronavirus age, Walmart offers to give Covid-19 vaccinations.

Bertelsmann books Simon & Schuster for $2.175 billion

German media family business Bertelsmann has acquired publishing house Simon & Schuster for $2.175 billion from the US Redstone-family-owned media company ViacomCBS.

Bertelsmann, the international media, services and education company, said it was further expanding its global content businesses in the US, its second-largest market, with the deal for the publisher of Hillary Clinton, John Irving, Stephen King and Bob Woodward.

Bombardier replaces third-gen with professional chief executive

February 13, 2015

Leadership has been passed on to a non-family executive this week in a surprise announcement at Canadian family business Bombardier, as the company posts a big loss for the fourth quarter.

Leadership has been passed on to a non-family executive this week in a surprise announcement at Canadian family business Bombardier, as the company posts a big loss for the fourth quarter.

Pierre Beaudoin, grandson of the company’s founder, has been chief executive of the Montreal-based aerospace company since 2003, but on Thursday announced he was stepping down to make way for Alain Bellemare, a former United Technologies Corp (UTC) executive.