SKW Schwarz has advised the Danish media group Forlagshuset Lindhardt og Ringhof A/S on the acquisition of Gmeiner-Verlag GmbH, based in Meßkirch, Germany.
As part of the transaction, Gmeiner-Verlag will be integrated into Lindhardt og Ringhof’s publishing brand Saga Egmont and will become part of the Egmont Media Group with effect from 1 January 2026.
Under its new ownership, Gmeiner-Verlag will continue its publishing activities without change.
Founded in 1986, Gmeiner-Verlag has established a strong reputation particularly in crime fiction, regional literature and non-fiction. Going forward, the non-fiction segment will be continued as an independent publishing imprint under the name GMEINER studio.
Saga Egmont, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Copenhagen, is an international publishing house producing audiobooks, e-books and printed books in more than eleven languages. Saga Egmont is part of the Egmont Media Group, Scandinavia’s largest media group, with annual revenues of approximately EUR 2.3 billion.
Advisors to Lindhardt og Ringhof A/S
SKW Schwarz: Dr. Stephan Morsch (lead partner), Dr. Angela Poschenrieder (both Corporate / M&A), Dr. Dorothee Altenburg, Dr. Konstantin Wegner, Maximilian König (Counsel; all IP), Alexander Möller (Employment Law), Dr. Klaus Jankowski (Public Law); Associate: Christine Wärl (Corporate / M&A)
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