Short answers, pulled from the story.
Random House was established in 1927 by two businessmen named Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. They acquired the parent company Modern Library from publisher Horace Liveright just two years prior to founding their imprint.
The company published its first major authorized edition of James Joyce's Ulysses in 1934. This single title transformed Random House over the next two decades into a serious literary power.
RCA purchased Random House in 1965 as part of a corporate diversification strategy. The company went public in October 1959 at $11.25 per share before RCA acquired it six years later.
Random House and Penguin Group completed their merger on the 1st of July 2013. This created Penguin Random House which is now owned entirely by Bertelsmann.
The main office for Random House sits at 1745 Broadway in Manhattan within the Penguin Random House Tower. This 684-foot building spans between West 55th and West 56th Streets and opened in 2009.