Playboy’s Licensing Deals May Cloud Sale Prospects

New York Post: Playboy Enterprises will have to pull a rabbit out of its hat if it hopes to fetch $500 million for the company, industry insiders said. Wall Street believes licensing firms would be the most likely bidders, but the largest such firms — Iconix Brand, Sequential Brands and Authentic Brands — will likely not throw their hats in the ring because Playboy has some unappetizing licensing deals, sources said.