Non-Acrimonious Acronyms, part II

Courtesy of Wikipedia, two relevant pieces of information:

In 1974, both San Francisco-based "Bay Area Review" (BAR) and Chicago-based "Bar Review Institute" (BRI) were bought by publishing giant Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, and promptly merged.

And, source of the Conviser Mini Review book:

Richard J. Conviser became president of the merged subsidiary.