Reports: Blackstone to Buy Major Stake in Columbia House

Investment banking firm Blackstone Group is on track to buy a majority share of Columbia House from AOL Time Warner Inc., Reuters reported yesterday.

The price is $400 million to $500 million, Reuters said, quoting an anonymous source.

Interest has also been shown by a group made up of Goldman Sachs and Edgar Bronfman, and by a group led by Providence Equity Partners, the report continued.