Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept & continue
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
myFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and North Africa
    Most Read
    • AstraZeneca cuts this week’s vaccine deliveries to EU by half
    • France to offer mRNA jabs as second dose after AstraZeneca 
    • Prince Philip: the royal yang to the Queen’s yin
    • Resurgence of violence threatens to drag N Ireland back to past
    • Cameron tells friends he made mistake over Greensill texts to Sunak
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Wall Street investors look warily at gathering tax ‘storm’
    • US political battle lines form on Biden global tax plan
    • Markets test how far to price in an economic boom
    • ‘The next wave has started.’ Covid surge in Michigan raises alarm
    • US to ease restrictions on meeting Taiwanese officials
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Vaccitech warns of blood clot risk in IPO filing
    • Suspect Sanjeev Gupta invoices used in Greensill loans raise fraud concerns
    • UK-backed vaccine maker warns of export restrictions in IPO filing
    • Saudi Aramco raises $12.4bn from oil pipeline deal
    • Thomas Gottstein: Credit Suisse boss buffeted by series of crises
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    Most Read
    • Chinese regulators fine Alibaba record $2.8bn
    • The Nope theory to explain volatility in equity markets
    • Historic pandemics data provide warning for owners of capital
    • Markets test how far to price in an economic boom
    • UK water groups pour £26m down the drain in dispute with regulator
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Why you should bet on London
    • Prince Philip: the royal yang to the Queen’s yin
    • It’s mostly sociopaths who want to go back to the office
    • The Nope theory to explain volatility in equity markets
    • Anthony Tan, a driven entrepreneur grabs his opportunity
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • A reading list to prepare for a post-pandemic age
    • Why so many parliaments remain toxic workplaces
    • Burnout: the next health crisis?
    • FT business books: April edition
    • FWD’s Huynh Thanh Phong: ‘You have to find the right way to connect’
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Brexit bites: Britons who own homes in the EU wrangle with red tape
    • Why you should bet on London
    • Nightclub nightmare: industry fears for its post-Covid future
    • Minouche Shafik: ‘I don’t have to be the smartest person in the room’
    • Philip Roth — a life on his own terms
  • How to Spend It
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • How to Spend It
Financial Times
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe

Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Tuesday, 30 March, 2021
    Bertelsmann aims for new national TV champion in France

    Chief executive is examining options for the group’s stake in French broadcaster M6

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
    BMG Music Publishing Ltd
    KKR joins forces with BMG for music rights buying spree

    Private equity group reunites with German company to target large deals in streaming era

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    News in-depth
    Bertelsmann seeks to write new chapter with Simon & Schuster

    Plan by Penguin Random House owner to snap up third-biggest publisher in US alarms industry

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    FT SeriesTriumph of the small booksellers
    Why we returned to reading

    Literary editor Frederick Studemann on how bookshops proved resilient through the lockdowns of 2020

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Simon & Schuster Inc
    Bertelsmann wins battle for Simon & Schuster with $2.2bn deal 

    Penguin Random House owner insists it is ‘very confident’ of approval from antitrust regulators

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    Bertelsmann leads the race to acquire Simon & Schuster

    Purchase will entrench German group’s position as the world’s biggest book publisher

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Simon & Schuster Inc
    News Corp hits at Bertelsmann ‘behemoth of books’

    Publisher raises antitrust concerns over German media group prevailing in battle for Simon & Schuster

  • Tuesday, 17 November, 2020
    Simon & Schuster Inc
    News Corp to join battle for Simon & Schuster

    Murdoch media group will bid against German company Bertelsmann

  • Wednesday, 2 September, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Bertelsmann enters the Simon & Schuster fray Premium

    Why the Penguin Random House owner is looking to further enlarge its publishing empire

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    Bertelsmann joins race to acquire Simon & Schuster

    German media group expresses interest in buying publisher of Stephen King and Joseph Heller from ViacomCBS

  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
    Pearson PLC
    Pearson chief John Fallon to retire next year

    Educational publisher also announces sale of remaining stake in Penguin Random House

  • Thursday, 29 August, 2019
    Bertelsmann warns French digital tax a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’

    German owner of Penguin Random House and RTL says European operators will be hit harder than US

  • Tuesday, 26 March, 2019
    LexMedia
    Bertelsmann/Michelle’s memoir: Gutenberg strikes back Premium

    Digital fatigue is giving traditional publishers staying power

  • Tuesday, 26 March, 2019
    Media
    Michelle Obama’s memoirs on track for sales record

    Former US first lady’s book ‘Becoming’ has sold more than 10m copies

  • Monday, 15 October, 2018
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    BMG acquires world music record label

    German music group snaps up World Circuit, which specialises in Latin America and west Africa

  • Tuesday, 18 September, 2018
    Technology sector
    Bertelsmann and Saham form CRM business

    Tie-up hopes to profit from pressure on social media groups to remove hate speech

  • Thursday, 19 April, 2018
    European companies
    Music group BMG donates €100,000 after German anti-Semitism row
  • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
    Media
    Bertelsmann chief warns on EU ‘digital tax’

    Thomas Rabe says levy on US tech groups could have bigger impact on European companies

  • Tuesday, 27 March, 2018
    International tax
    Bertelsmann chief hits out at EU digital tax plan

    media group argues the could lead to “double taxation”

  • Thursday, 22 March, 2018
    Geopolitics
    World democratic standards in decline, report says

    Erdogan’s Turkey named worst offender as checks and balances to power weaken

  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2018
    Media
    Bertelsmann considers sale of content moderation arm

    German media group evaluating options of CRM business Arvato

  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2018
    Social Media
    Bertelsmann considers sale of social media hate speech moderator

    German group’s customer relationship management arm was recently hired by Facebook

  • Friday, 4 August, 2017
    Equity earnings
    Pearson announces 3,000 job cuts; slashes interim dividend
  • Friday, 14 July, 2017
    Week in Review
    Rabe bolsters Bertelsmann for digital marathon

    Increased control of book publishing business will boost cash for internet investment

  • Tuesday, 11 July, 2017
    News in-depthMedia
    Bertelsmann builds book stake to battle Amazon

    Raising stake to 75% in Penguin Random House gives publisher more bargaining power

Previous You are on page 1 Next

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

FT LiveShare News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingContracts & Tenders
Executive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT TransactSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School Rankings
Enterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter
More from the FT Group
Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2021. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

International Edition

  • Switch to UK Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and North Africa
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • How to Spend It
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Graphics
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In