Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Summary
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is registered in Germany and entered in the “Commercial Register (Handelsregister)” under number HRB 9194. Its legal form is Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA). Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is the ultimate parent of a group of 98 subsidiaries in 23 countries, as reported to GLEIF. GLEIF gives this reason: no known person controls the entity, for example because its shareholders are diverse. It has 86 direct subsidiaries in GLEIF data; 13 of them have a lapsed LEI. The LEI was first issued on 26 Nov 2013 and the record was last updated on 21 Nov 2025; the next renewal is due by 26 Nov 2026. GLEIF's ISIN mapping lists 3 ISINs for this LEI.
Written from GLEIF data using fixed, reviewed sentence templates.
Data-quality notes (AssetCensus analysis)
No data-quality notes for this entity in this data release.
Company details
| Legal form | Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA) |
|---|---|
| Register | Commercial Register (Handelsregister) · Register website |
| Registration number | HRB 9194 |
| Registration authority | Local Court Gütersloh |
| Jurisdiction | Germany |
| Registered address | Carl-Bertelsmann- Str. 270, 33335 Gütersloh, Germany |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 30 Nov 1971 |
| LEI | 5299001BUUGXAREGE533 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 26 Nov 2013 |
| LEI record last updated | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Next LEI renewal | 26 Nov 2026 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
Parent not reported to GLEIF
- Direct parent: no known person controls the entity, for example because its shareholders are diverse.
- Ultimate parent: no known person controls the entity, for example because its shareholders are diverse.
Direct subsidiaries (86)
- ARVATO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Australia · Hawthorn
- BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd Australia · Surry Hills
- PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Australia · Southbank
- BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (Canada) Inc. Canada · Saint John
- Majorel Canada, Inc. Canada lapsed · Saint John
- Penguin Random House Canada Limited/ Penguin Random House Canada Limitee Canada · Toronto
- Arcadia Verlag AG Switzerland · Cham
- TT Teamwork Productions AG Switzerland · Schlieren
- adjoe GmbH Germany · Hamburg
- arvato distribution GmbH Germany · Harsewinkel
- Arvato SE Germany · Gütersloh
- arvato systems GmbH Germany · Gütersloh
- BAI GmbH Germany · Gütersloh
- Bertelsmann Capital Holding GmbH Germany · Gütersloh
- Bertelsmann China Holding Gmbh Germany · Gütersloh
- Bertelsmann Treuhand- und Anlagegesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Germany · Gütersloh
- BFS health finance GmbH Germany · Dortmund
- COUNTDOWN MEDIA GmbH Germany · Hamburg
- DPV Deutscher Pressevertrieb GmbH Germany · Hamburg
- Erste WV Gütersloh GmbH Germany · Gütersloh
- G+J Digital Ventures GmbH Germany · Gütersloh
- G+J NG Media GmbH & Co. KG Germany lapsed · Hamburg
- infoscore Portfolio Management International GmbH Germany · Baden-Baden
- justDice GmbH Germany · Hamburg
- justtrack GmbH Germany · Hamburg
- LiquidM Technology GmbH Germany lapsed · Berlin
- Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH Germany · München
- PRINOVIS GmbH & Co. KG Germany · Gütersloh
- RM Hamburg Holding GmbH Germany · Gütersloh
- Rote Liste Service GmbH Germany · Frankfurt am Main
- MAJOREL SP SOLUTIONS SA Spain lapsed · Madrid
- PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GRUPO EDITORIAL SA Spain · Barcelona
- Riverty Finland Oy Finland · Helsinki
- Arvato Atton France · Atton
- Arvato Bussy SAS France · Bussy Saint-Georges
- BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (France) SARL France · Paris
- BERTELSMANN UK LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- CATERPILLAR BOOKS LTD United Kingdom lapsed · London
- DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- HAY HOUSE UK LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- LITTLE TIGER PRESS LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- PRINOVIS UK LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- Rough Guides Limited (The) United Kingdom lapsed · London
- STRIPES PUBLISHING LIMITED United Kingdom lapsed · London
- THE RANDOM HOUSE GROUP LIMITED United Kingdom · London
- Arvato Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong · Tuen Mun, New Territories (Hong Kong)
- BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (Hong Kong) LIMITED Hong Kong · Hong Kong
- Sonopress Pan Asia Limited Hong Kong · Hong Kong
- ARVATO IRELAND LIMITED Ireland · Dublin
- IFA FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY Ireland · Dublin
- MAJOREL IRELAND LIMITED Ireland lapsed · Dublin
- PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED India · NEW DELHI
- 株式会社アーヴァートジャパン Japan · 習志野
- Bertelsmann Business Support S.à r.l. Luxembourg · Luxembourg
- Bertelsmann Luxembourg S.à r.l. Luxembourg · Luxembourg
- Riverty Bank S.A. Luxembourg · Luxemburg
and 26 more
ISINs mapped to this LEI (3)
DE0005224901 · DE0005229900 · DE0005229942
3 in the GLEIF–ANNA mapping file. The file covers ISINs issued since the mapping started, not all securities.