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Axel Springer AG

SPR is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$2.0B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.0B

Public
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Dow Jones Description

Established by the publisher of the same name in 1946, Axel Springer is today Germany?s biggest newspaper publishing house and third-largest magazine publisher. With over 170 newspapers and magazines in 33 countries, 9,733 employees, a consolidated turnover of 2,376m EUR, an annual net profit of 291m EUR and an EBITA* of 374m EUR, Axel Springer is Germanys most creative and profitable publishing house and also one of the leading international media enterprises**. Its strategic objectives are market leadership in the German-language core business, internationalization, and digitization of the core business.

CEO

Mathias Dopfner

Number of Employees 10,166

Contact Information

Axel Springer Str 65

Berlin 10888

www.axelspringe...

(49) 3025910

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing: 336413

Recent Events

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11/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
German stocks - Factors to watch on November 24

11/24/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Media giant loses appetite for Turkey

11/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
TIMELINE-Dogan Yayin's legal battles

11/19/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Axel Springer puts Turkish deal on hold

11/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
RTL Looks to New Sales Streams as Viewers Change Habits

11/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Axel Springer's earnings rose in third quarter

10/19/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

axel springer ag and tvs - All News and Analysis

Axel buys into Turkish media giant

Strategy Eye - 2008-11-28

Axel Springer is tapping into the fast-growing Turkish market with a deal to acquire a stake in the country's largest media group, Dogan Yayin. Axel is buying a stake of around 9% in Dogan for EUR47m (USD60.5m). The deal builds on an existing relationship, which sees the German firm...

Tags: Axel Springer AG, Axel, Dogan Yayin, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Business Operations, Dogan Yayin Holding, Francesco Canepa
Springer to invest outside Germany if plans to buy ProSiebenSAT1 fail

- 2006-01-11

FRANKFURT AFP — German newspaper publisher Axel Springer will look to expand outside Germany if competition authorities block its plans to take over commercial television group ProSiebenSAT1, chairman Mathias Doepfner was quoted as saying in a newspaper report. "Axel Springer has tried since the 1960s to move into television...

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Axel Springer AG, Germany, TVs
Germany's Springer offers to sell ProSieben TV after takeover

- 2006-01-11

BERLIN AFP — German newspaper publisher Axel Springer said it was prepared to sell the ProSieben television station in order to obtain approval from the German competition authorities for its plan to take over the parent company, commercial television group ProSiebenSAT1. Springer said it had received a letter from...

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Axel Springer AG, TVs
Two more KirchMedia units file for bankruptcy.(Taurus Holding and Kirch Beteiligung)(Brief Article)

- 2002-06-12

TV MEETS THE WEB-C2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ KirchMedia's remaining units, Taurus Holding and Kirch Beteiligung, have filed for insolvency in Munich, according to the Financial Times. Taurus Holding is KirchMedia's holding company and Kirch Beteiligung...

Tags: Axel Springer AG, bankruptcy, Financial Times, Holding, Litigation, Taurus, TVs

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Mathias Dopfner	CEO
Steffen Naumann	CFO & COO
Andreas Wiele	Intl Affairs Division Head
Diana Grigoriev	Executive, Investor Relations
Jacques Schwiekart	Head, Controlling
Jans Meuffelmann	Head, Books Division
Brian M. Powers	Director
Allen R. Thorpe	Investor
Blake Kleinman	Investor
Patrick Healy	Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Giuseppe Vita	Chairman
Rudolf Knepper	Deputy Chairman
Friede Springer	Board of Directors
Gerhard Cromme	Board of Directors
Klaus Krone	Board of Directors
Michael Lewis	Board of Directors
Michael Otto	Board of Directors
Oliver Heine	Board of Directors
Wolf Lepenies	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	CEO	Current
Time Warner Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	CFO & COO	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Intl Affairs Division Head	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Executive, Investor Relations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Head, Controlling	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Head, Books Division	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Chairman	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Deputy Chairman	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hellman & Friedman LLC	CEO	Current
Hellman & Friedman LLC	Managing Director	Current
Axel Springer AG	Director	Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG	Director	Current
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited	Managing Director	Former
James D. Wolfensohn, Inc.	Partner	Former
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited	Director	Former
Mid Ocean Limited	Investor	Former
John Fairfax Holdings Limited	Investor	Former
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG	Investor	Former
Axel Springer AG	Investor	Former
John Fairfax Holdings Limited	Chairman	Former
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited	Executive Chairman	Former
Valassis Communications, Inc.	Chairman	Former
Yale University	graduate	Former
University of Virginia School of Law	graduate	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Thyssen Krupp, Inc.	Supervisory Board Chairman	Current
Siemens AG	Supervisory Board Chairman	Current
Axel Springer AG	Board of Directors	Current
Axel Springer AG	Supervisory Board	Current
BNP Paribas SA	Board of Directors	Current
Allianz SE	Supervisory Board	Current
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA	Member	Current
Harvard Law School	Law Degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Axel Springer AG	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Hellman & Friedman LLC	Managing Director	Current
Council on Foreign Relations	Term Member	Current
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd	Director	Current
Mitchell International	Director	Current
Vertafore, Inc.	Director	Current
Emdeon Business Services	Director	Current
Hellman & Friedman LLC	Board of Directors	Current
LPL Financial Services	Board of Directors	Current
Gartmore Investment Management	Director	Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG	Investor	Current
Axel Springer AG	Investor	Current
Bain & Company	Manager	Former
Council on Foreign Relations	Term Member	Former
Bain & Company	Consultant	Former
Stanford University	graduate	Former
Harvard Business School	graduate	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Hellman & Friedman LLC	Principal	Current
Software Solutions Partners Limited	Board of Directors	Current
SSP	Board of Directors	Current
Gartmore Investment Management	Director	Current
Hellman & Friedman LLC	Director	Current
Axel Springer AG	Investor	Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG	Investor	Current
Morgan Stanley	Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings Department	Former
Harvard College	graduate	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Hellman & Friedman LLC	Managing Director	Current
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG	Director	Current
NASDAQ Trader	Board of Directors	Current
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd	Board of Directors	Current
Gartmore Investment Management	Board of Directors	Current
DoubleClick Inc.	Director	Current
Axel Springer AG	Investor	Current
Young & Rubicam Inc.	Investor	Current
PowerBar Inc.	Investor	Current
James D. Wolfensohn, Inc.	NA	Former
Digitas	Director	Former
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
Harvard College	graduate	Former
Harvard Business School	graduate	Former

SPR $19.54 +0.00 (0% )

Volume	0
Shares Outstanding	104.8M
Market Cap	2.0B
Year High	20.50
Year Low	8.030
Earnings Per Share	1.15
P/E Ratio	16.9913
Dividend	0.00
Yield	0.00

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Glass Door

Axel Springer

CEO Rating

Mathias Döpfner

Executive Chairman and CEO; Head, Newspaper Division

50% Approve

Employer Rating

“Satisfied” 3.5

Employee Reviews

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