https://fortune.com/2016/08/12/twitter-square-rizvi/
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/playboy-goes-public-again
The iconic men's magazine founded by Hugh Heffner in 1953 stopped printing its quarterly glossy earlier this year after facing financial hurdles. The company was pulled off the market in 2011 for $205 million by Hefner, who died in 2017 at age 91, and private equity firm Rizvi Traverse. While privately owned, the publication began covering street fashion and building out its e-commerce business. Earlier this year, Playboy acquired online adult accessory and apparel brand Yandy.com.