Najafi Companies-backed Direct Brands will serve as the stalking horse bidder for the bankruptcy auction of Borders Group. Direct Brands has agreed to purchase the book retailer for $215.1 million plus the assumption of about $220 million of liabilities. The company has been owned by Najafi since 2008.
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