<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Good Morning,<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>The sales transaction of OverDrive from Rakuten to private equity firm KKR <a href="https://www.kkr.com/businesses/kkr-portfolio?page=Private_Equity">https://www.kkr.com/businesses/kkr-portfolio?page=Private_Equity</a> has been completed. As you can see KKR owns an extensive portfolio of companies, among them RB Media <a href="https://rbmediaglobal.com/">https://rbmediaglobal.com/</a> With both companies now under the same umbrella as it were it will be interesting to see what if any changes will be forthcoming for one or the other, or both.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Here are a few articles regarding the completion of the transaction:<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><a href="https://www.crainscleveland.com/technology/new-chapter-begins-overdrive-part-private-equity-firm-kkr">https://www.crainscleveland.com/technology/new-chapter-begins-overdrive-part-private-equity-firm-kkr</a><br></div><div><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kkr-completes-acquisition-of-overdrive-301073168.html">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kkr-completes-acquisition-of-overdrive-301073168.html</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/83551-kkr-completes-overdrive-purchase.html">https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/83551-kkr-completes-overdrive-purchase.html</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Jim<br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Jim Flury<br>Technical Services Manager<br>The Library Network<br>41365 Vincenti Court<br>Novi, MI 48375<br>248-536-3100, ext 133<br>Fax 248-536-3098<br>jflury@tln.lib.mi.us</div></div></body></html>