Axel Springer - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Axel Springer M&A Summary

Axel Springer has acquired 9 companies of its own, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Axel Springer’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Seloger.Com SA for $713M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2013, when it sold Axel Springer - European Newspaper TV Guide Women s Magazines to FUNKE MEDIENGRUPPE for $1.0B. Axel Springer has acquired in 3 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include digital media (34%) and marketing (34%).

Axel Springer Ownership

Who owns Axel Springer?

Axel Springer is owned by KKR. It was acquired on January 23, 2020.

Is Axel Springer PE-backed?

Yes. Axel Springer is owned by private equity investor KKR.

Was Axel Springer formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Axel Springer was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Axel Springer Business Overview

Where is Axel Springer headquartered?

Axel Springer is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

What is Axel Springer’s revenue?

Axel Springer disclosed revenue of 3,181M EUR for 2018 and 3,563M EUR for 2017.

How many employees does Axel Springer have?

Axel Springer has 16,233 employees.

What sector is Axel Springer in?

Axel Springer is a publishing company.

When was Axel Springer founded?

Axel Springer was founded in 1946.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Axel Springer

Axel Springer SE

Axel-Springer-Straße 65,
Berlin, 10888
Germany,
+49 30 25910
www.axelspringer.com

Axel Springer is a publisher of newspapers and magazines. Axel Springer was founded in 1946 and is based in Berlin, Germany.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 8 - 1 - - - 9
vol $1.3B $1.3B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
vol $1.0B $1.0B
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Politico LLC 2021-08-26 - Add-on Acquisition
Arlington, Virginia · www.politico.com
Groupe La Centrale 2020-12-16 - Divestiture
Paris, France · www.groupelacentrale.fr
eMarketer, Inc. 2016-06-10 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.emarketer.com
Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH 2015-12-09 - Stake Sale
, Germany
Thrillist Media Group, Inc. 2015-09-30 - Stake Purchase
New York, New York · www.thrillist.com
Insider, Inc. 2015-09-29 343M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.businessinsider.com
Axel Springer Russia 2015-09-17 - Divestiture
, Russia
Axel Springer - European Newspaper, TV Guide, Women's Magazines 2013-07-25 1.0B EUR Divestiture
Berlin, Germany
Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH 2012-03-06 - Joint Venture
, Germany
Seloger.Com SA 2011-01-18 713M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Paris, United States · www.seloger.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Seloger.Com SA 2011-01-18 AMIVAC 2022-01-03 1
Paris, United States · www.seloger.com Algiers, Algeria · www.amivac.com
StepStone GmbH 2009-09-02 Totaljobs Group Ltd. 2012-04-04 5
Berlin, Germany · www.stepstone.com London, United Kingdom · www.totaljobsgroup.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Digital Media 3 (33%) 343M (26%) 1 (25%) -
Marketing 3 (33%) 242M (19%) 1 (25%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (22%) 713M (55%) - -
Publishing - - 2 (50%) 1.0B (100%)
Media 1 (11%) - - -
Total 9 $1.3B 4 $1.0B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 3 242M 2 1.0B
United States 5 1.1B - -
  New York 3 343M - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
France - - 1 -
Russia - - 1 -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (33%) 242M (19%) 2 (50%) 1.0B (100%)
Cross-border 6 (67%) 1.1B (81%) 2 (50%) -
Total 9 $1.3B 4 $1.0B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.3B
TOTAL $1.3B
Largest Seloger.Com SA
$713M (2011-01-18)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest Axel Springer - European Newspaper, TV Guide, Women's Magazines
$1.0B (2013-07-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

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