Quick dig on Penguin Random House who gave Obama $65million for 2 books…
Penguin Random House Parent co @ 75% ownership is Bertelsmann (a multinational corporation based in Luxembourg, Germany > Thomas Rabe, Chairman of the Board, (also a board member of the Edmond Israel Foundation & Relias Learning LLC)
Assets owned by Bertelsmann:
Arvato
Bertelsmann Printing Group
Direct Group
RTL Group,
Gruner + Jahr
Penguin Random House
BMG Music publishers & Labels
RTL Group(Penguin Random House/Random House Studio)''' RTL Group is a Luxembourg-based digital media group with interests in 61 television and 30 radio stations in 10[3] countries. The group operates TV channels and radio stations in Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary, and Croatia as well as production companies throughout the world. It is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Its shares are quoted on the MDAX stock exchange in Germany.
It is one of the world's leading producers of television content, such as game shows and soaps (particularly through its ownership of London-based Fremantle), including The X Factor, Pop Idol, Good Times, Bad Times, The Price Is Right, Family Feud and The Bill.
Penguin Random House (PRH) is an American multinational conglomerate publishing company formed in 2013 from the merger of Random House (owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann) and Penguin Group (owned by British publishing company Pearson plc).[1][2] As of 2013, Penguin Random House employed about 10,000 people globally and published 15,000 titles annually under its 250 divisions and imprints.[citation needed] These titles include fiction and nonfiction for adults and children in both print and digital.
Penguin Random House comprises Penguin and Random House in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, and India; Penguin in Brazil, Asia and South Africa; Dorling Kindersley worldwide; and Random House's companies in Spain, Hispanic America, and Germany.
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https://www.bertelsmann.com/company/management/executive-board/
https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0516012D:US?cic_redirect=2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Bertelsmann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTL_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Random_House