Tag: Simon & Schuster
Ergebnis bricht ein – Thomas Rabe setzt auf zweites Halbjahr
An diesem Mittwoch musste der Manager dann verkünden, dass das Konzernergebnis von Bertelsmann im ersten Halbjahr um 47 Prozent auf 260 Millionen Euro eingebrochen ist. Grund dafür ist das schwächelnde…
US-Verlag Simon & Schuster geht an Finanzinvestor KKR
New York Der große US-Verlag Simon & Schuster soll künftig einem Finanzinvestor gehören. Der Medienriese Paramount einigte sich mit der Investmentfirma KKR auf einen Kaufpreis von 1,62 Milliarden Dollar (rund…
Media industry: Bertelsmann sells call center subsidiary Majorel
Thomas Rabe The Bertelsmann boss has sold the call center holding Majorel. (Photo: Bertelsmann) Dusseldorf Bertelsmann sells its call center investment Majorel to the market leader Teleperformance from France. The…
Bertelsmann fails with mergers worth five billion euros
Thomas Rabe The boss of Bertelsmann and the RTL Group wants to promote large mergers of media companies – but has now failed four times in a row. (Photo: Bertelsmann)…
Publishers and booksellers are defying the crisis – books could become more expensive
Dusseldorf The German book trade is beginning to feel that consumers have to save in view of inflation. By December 11, sales were down 3.9 percent year-on-year, according to figures…
Penguin boss Markus Dohle leaves the group after the US takeover collapsed
Markus Dohle The manager resigns from his board position at Bertelsmann. (Photo: Bertelsmann) Dusseldorf After the Bertelsmann subsidiary Penguin Random House failed with the takeover of the New York publisher…
Hope for inflation to subside
Good morning dear readers, Inflation is like an annoying visitor who wants to come in “just for a moment” and then just won’t get up from the sofa. Now there…
Penguin Random House will not take over Simon & Schuster
Dusseldorf In the book industry, a deal worth billions has finally collapsed: the Bertelsmann subsidiary Penguin Random House will not take over the New York publisher Simon & Schuster. “Bertelsmann…
Penguin Random House will not take over Simon & Schuster
Dusseldorf In the book industry, a deal worth billions has finally collapsed: the Bertelsmann subsidiary Penguin Random House will not take over the New York publisher Simon & Schuster. “Bertelsmann…
RTL expects less sales
Bertelsmann A sign with the Bertelsmann logo is in front of the headquarters in Gütersloh. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Europe’s second largest media group, Bertelsmann, is suffering from a flagging advertising…
Penguin Random House cannot take over Simon & Schuster
Thomas Rabe The manager relies heavily on mergers for his growth plans – but recently had to put up with several setbacks. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The media group Bertelsmann has…
How Boss Rabe’s big merger plans fail
Thomas Rabe As CEO of Bertelsmann, RTL and RTL Germany, the manager is in three leadership roles at Europe’s largest media group. (Photo: Bloomberg, Imago, Bertelsmann [M]) Munich, Guetersloh Lights…
How the big merger projects of CEO Rabe fail
Thomas Rabe As CEO of Bertelsmann, RTL and RTL Germany, the manager is in three leadership roles at Europe’s largest media group. (Photo: Bloomberg, Imago, Bertelsmann [M]) Munich, Guetersloh Lights…
Thomas Rabe achieves record results – Bertelsmann plans digital health business
Dusseldorf For his strategy, Thomas Rabe was inspired by his running shoes. The Bertelsmann boss called the future plan of the Gütersloh-based family company “Boost 2025” – based on the…
The Schmu with the tree plants – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
A year ago, the wave of outrage about Corona was great: too few good tests, no vaccine. Other countries did better. Now everything is there, the shortage is no longer…
US government sues against Bertelsmann takeovers in the US
Bertelsmann headquarters in Gütersloh The company announced in 2020 that it wanted to buy Simon & Schuster from the US company Viacom for $ 2.175 billion. (Photo: dpa) Washington The…