07:37 AM EDT, 05/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Sony Group ( SONY ) is readying a bid against KKR (KKR) and Blackstone (BX) to acquire Japanese e-comics provider Infocom in a deal thought to be valued at about 200 billion Japanese yen ($1.3 billion), Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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