https://nypost.com/2021/08/19/fanatics-lids-raise-stakes-in-barnes-noble-college-bookstores/
“ The loss of the Fighting Irish — which outsells every other college and university in merchandise — was a blow to Follett Corp., which also provides educational products to grade school children and libraries.
The $3.1 billion company has been quietly shopping itself and retained investment bank Morgan Stanley earlier this year to lead the process, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
The company did not immediately return calls for comment.”