M&A Deal Summary

Verlag Herder Acquires G-Geschichte

On November 6, 2024, Verlag Herder acquired publishing company G-Geschichte from Roularta Media Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Verlag Herder’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Verlag Herder’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-11-06
Target G-Geschichte
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Verlag Herder
Sellers(s) Roularta Media Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

G-Geschichte

Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart is a history magazine focused on a variety of topics and published throughout German speaking Europe. G-Geschichte is based in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Verlag Herder

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1801
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Verlag Herder is a German magazine publisher. Its book program focuses on themes such as politics and history, society, theology, religion, education, and lifestyle. Verlag Herder is based in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Roularta Media Group

Roeselare, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Publishing
Employees1,224
Revenue 324M EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Roularta Media Group is a multimedia group. It is a provider of radio and television, news websites, magazines (general, business, sports and news weekly magazines, lifestyle and b2b magazines in Dutch and French) and local media in Flanders (free newspapers throughout Flanders with Deze Week on Wednesday and De Zondag on Sunday, the free lifestyle magazine Steps, online classifieds, web marketing and e-commerce solutions). Roularta Media Group was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Roeselare, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Publishing) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
Country (Germany) 3 of 3
Year (2024) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-06 Plus Magazin

Germany

Plus Magazin is a women oriented magazine focused on the German speaking market of Europe.

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