What Does Bertelsmann Own?

It includes the broadcaster RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds.

Does Bertelsmann own penguin?

With over 15,000 new titles and more than 600 million print, audio and e-books sold annually, Penguin Random House's publishing lists include more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world's most widely read authors. Penguin Random House is wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

Does Bertelsmann own Pearson?

The international media, services, and education company Bertelsmann is to become the sole owner of Penguin Random House, the world's largest trade publishing group. Bertelsmann will acquire the remaining 25-percent stake now held by its British co-shareholder Pearson, increasing its own stake to 100 percent.