M&A Deal Summary

Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe Acquires Topp

On August 17, 2021, Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe acquired publishing company Topp from WEKA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-08-17
Target Topp
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe
Sellers(s) WEKA
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Topp

Stuttgart, Germany
website
Topp is a publisher of creative guidebooks and DIY publications in the German-speaking territories. Topp was formed in 1955 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe

Munich, Germany

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Category Company
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe currently comprises over 40 publishers who publish fiction, children's and young people's books, non-fiction, theology, guides, audio books and e-books. The publishers include Goldmann, Heyne, Blessing, Blanvalet, Penguin, Luchterhand, Siedler, btb, Manesse, DVA, the Gütersloher publishing house and C. Bertelsmann. Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe is based in Munich, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

WEKA

Kissing, Germany

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Category Company
Sector Information Services
Employees1,400
DESCRIPTION

WEKA is a media company that provides business information, advanced vocational training and communication services in the DACH region and France. WEKA’s media-neutral content is distributed via digital, print and face-to-face formats and reaches highly diversified niche markets across all industries (e.g. occupational safety, hazardous goods, law and taxation, dentistry). The WEKA Group has its headquarters in Kissing, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-08 Quick-FDS

Paris, France

Quick-FDS provides digital workflow solutions related to Safety Data Sheet management to help manufacturers and end-users along the full supply chain for chemical products comply with global regulations, including European REACH. Quick-FDS is based in Paris.

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