Arno Mahlert

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA engages in the provision of services related to media and education. It operates through the following segments: RTL Group, Penguin Random House, Gruner + Jahr, BMG, Arvato, Bertelsmann Printing Group, Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments. The RTL Group segment specializes in radio and television production. The Penguin Random House segment publishes books. The Gruner + Jahr segment focuses on magazines. The BMG segment engages in music production. The Arvato segment offers technology services. The Bertelsmann Printing Group segment unites the printing activities of the Bertelsmann Group. The Bertelsmann Education Group segment encompasses the overall education business. The Bertelsmann Investments segment comprises start-up and fund investments. The company was founded by Carl Bertelsmann in 1835 and is headquartered in Guetersloh, Germany.

GfK SE engages in the provision of market research services. Its solutions include consumer insights, consumer panels, distribution and supply chain management, geomarketing, in-store intelligence, media measurement, online pricing intelligence, point of sales analytics, point of sales tracking, printed advertising tracking, product catalogs, shopper, and trends and forecasting. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

maxingvest AG is a holding company, which engages in the management of the consumer goods and retail industries portfolio. It also provides finance, legal, internal audit, and tax services to the group firms. The company was founded on January 26, 1977 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH operates as an investment holding company with interests in publishing books, newspapers, periodicals and online media. Its customers include authors, researchers, academics, educators, librarians, and readers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Springer Nature Deutschland GmbH publishes scientific books, periodicals, and journals that focus on scientific and technical information. It also offers business services, seminars, trade fairs, conferences, as well as online publishing. The company was founded by Julius Springer on May 10, 1842 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

ETERNA Mode GmbH manufactures and sells apparel for men and women. It products include shirts, blouses, ties, and accessories. The firm sells its product through stores, shop-in-shops, online shops, and retailers. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Passau, Germany.

Franz Cornelsen Bildungsholding GmbH & Co. KG operates as a publishing house that provides educational media services. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Part of Befa Beteiligungs GmbH, Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag & Druckerei GmbH is a newspaper company based in Saarbrücken, Germany. Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag & Druckerei GmbH publishes the daily newspaper for Saarbrücken and Saarland, providing news, current reports, and background reports. The CEO of the German company is Thomas Deicke. The company was acquired by Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH on September 07, 2012.