Bertelsmann Group

GPTKB entity

Statements (71)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:media_company
conglomerate
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Thomas_Rabe
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Carl_Bertelsmann
gptkbp:foundedYear 1835
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Gütersloh,_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bertelsmann Group
gptkbp:industry gptkb:media
education
services
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Thomas_Rabe
gptkbp:logo Bertelsmann logo.svg
gptkbp:notableAcquisition gptkb:BMG_Music_Publishing
gptkb:Random_House
gptkb:Penguin_Group
gptkbp:notableEvent acquisition of FremantleMedia (2001)
acquisition of Gruner + Jahr (1976)
acquisition of NDR Media (2007)
acquisition of OnCourse Learning (2018)
acquisition of Prisma Media (2021)
acquisition of Relias Learning (2014)
acquisition of Simon & Schuster (pending, 2023)
acquisition of Spring Nature (2015)
acquisition of Udacity stake (2020)
acquisition of eCircle (2012)
establishment of Bertelsmann Stiftung (1977)
founding of RTL Group (2000)
launch of Arvato (1999)
merger of Penguin and Random House (2013)
reacquisition of BMG Rights Management (2013)
sale of BMG Columbia House (2005)
sale of BMG Direct (2008)
sale of BMG Music Publishing (2006)
sale of BMG Music Publishing to Universal (2006)
sale of BMG Music Service (2008)
sale of BMG Rights Management stake to KKR (2009)
sale of Bertelsmann Book Club (2011)
sale of Bertelsmann Direct Group (2011)
sale of Bertelsmann Music Group to Sony (2008)
sale of Bookspan (2007)
sale of Club Bertelsmann (2014)
sale of Columbia House (2005)
sale of Direct Group (2011)
sale of Direct Group France (2011)
sale of Gruner + Jahr to RTL Group (2022)
establishment of Bertelsmann Education Group (2015)
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:music
gptkb:television
books
magazines
services
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 145,000
gptkbp:operatesIn over 50 countries
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:C._Bertelsmann_Verlag
gptkbp:parentCompany Bertelsmann Stiftung (majority owner)
gptkbp:renamed 1998
gptkbp:revenue €20.2 billion (2022)
gptkbp:stockExchange not publicly traded
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:BMG_Rights_Management
gptkb:Penguin_Random_House
gptkb:Arvato
gptkb:Bertelsmann_Education_Group
gptkb:Bertelsmann_Printing_Group
gptkb:RTL_Group
gptkbp:typeOfBusinessEntity Aktiengesellschaft (AG)
gptkbp:website https://www.bertelsmann.com/
gptkbp:主要株主 gptkb:Bertelsmann_Stiftung
gptkb:Mohn_family
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bertelsmann_Corporate_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6