M&A Deal Summary

ARTCOM Media Group Acquires Axel Springer Russia

On September 17, 2015, ARTCOM Media Group acquired publishing company Axel Springer Russia from Axel Springer

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ARTCOM Media Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is ARTCOM Media Group’s 1st transaction in Russia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-09-17
Target Axel Springer Russia
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) ARTCOM Media Group
Sellers(s) Axel Springer
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Axel Springer Russia

Russia
Axel Springer Russia is the Russian publisher of FORBES, forbes.ru, finanz.ru, OK!, GEO and GALA Биография, and other titles.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ARTCOM Media Group

Russia
Category Company
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

ARTCOM Media Group is a Russian media and publishing company.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Russia) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Axel Springer

Berlin, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Publishing
Employees16,233
Revenue 3.2B EUR (2018)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Axel Springer's corporate headquarters in Berlin.
Entrance to Axel Springer's corporate headquarters in Berlin.

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

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Publishing) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (Russia) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-25 Axel Springer - European Newspaper TV Guide Women s Magazines

Berlin, Germany

Axel Springer's European Newspaper, TV Guide, Women's Magazines.

Sell €920M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-29 Business Insider

New York, New York, United States

Business Insider is a digital media company focused on business news and information. The Company was formed in 2007 and is based in New York City.

Buy $343M
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