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Peanuts, home of Snoopy and Charlie Brown, is up for sale

Shares in Iconix, which owns 80% of Peanuts, gain on news; several investors keen to snap up rights

Published Wed, Feb 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    US BRAND management company Iconix Brand Group Inc is exploring a sale of its majority stake in Peanuts Worldwide LLC, which owns the rights to cartoon strip characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown, according to people familiar with the matter.

    The move sent shares of Iconix up more than 5 per cent.

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