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    • Saturday, 30 September, 2023
      Telegraph Media Group Ltd
      Axel Springer expresses interest in buying UK’s Telegraph group

      German media company joins growing list of international investors considering bid for conservative publisher

    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
      Axel Springer settles lawsuit against former Bild editor

      Agreement marks truce in bitter dispute that had clouded efforts to move on from sexual harassment claims

      Julian Reichelt
    • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
      Mathias Döpfner
      Inside a media mogul’s 60th birthday bash Premium content

      Plus, the FT digs into Nigel Farage’s bank blacklisting claims and Illumina faces a record fine for jumping the EU antitrust gun

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    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      Ousted Bild editor received €2mn payout

      Severance now subject of tussle between Julian Reichelt and his former employer

      Julian Reichelt
    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      Axel Springer files criminal complaint against former top editor

      Publisher pursues ex-Bild editor Julian Reichelt — who was sacked for alleged misconduct — over data leaks

      Julian Reichelt is accused of sharing confidential internal data with another German media outlet
    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      News in-depthMedia
      Mathias Döpfner becomes the story: the return of scandal at Axel Springer

      New book adds to pressure on chief of German media group after damaging leaks and allegations

      Axel Springer chief Mathias Döpfner, former Bild editor Julian Reichelt and author Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre
    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      Axel Springer boss was landlord to Adidas during campaign against sports brand

      Mathias Döpfner orchestrated stories against company for pausing rents without disclosing his interest

      An Adidas store in Berlin
    • Monday, 14 February, 2022
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      The FT investigates Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment

      Stockpiles of some of the global economy’s most important commodities are at historically low levels

    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      Who was on Axel Springer’s list of comedy suspects?

      Germany’s Jon Stewart had a pressing question to the FT. Here’s the answer.

    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      Due Diligence
      The PE giant and Canadian pension fund embroiled in a #MeToo scandal Premium content

      Plus, the end of a takeover saga pushes SoftBank in a new direction and meme-stock generator Reddit prepares for a listing of its own

    • Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
      FT Investigations
      Women spoke up, men cried conspiracy: inside Axel Springer’s #MeToo moment

      German publisher’s chief Mathias Döpfner fought to protect his top editor from misconduct claims

      Mathias Döpfner and Julian Reichelt
    • Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
      News in-depth
      Axel Springer plans to force disclosure of employee relationships after Bild scandal

      German media group wants stricter rules in line with critical US market

      Chief executive Mathias Döpfner
    • Monday, 1 November, 2021
      Lex
      Springer/StepStone: Bild row shows need for modern governance Premium content

      Listing of recruitment business comes as jobs market is booming

      Axel Springer building
    • Friday, 29 October, 2021
      Axel Springer looks to list online jobs business StepStone

      German media group prepares to spin out division and seeks valuation of up to €7bn in Frankfurt IPO

    • Tuesday, 19 October, 2021
      News in-depth
      Dismissal of Bild editor shines light on Axel Springer’s culture

      Scrutiny comes as German publisher attempts to transform into digital giant

      former Bild editor Julian Reichelt in Bild’s newsroom
    • Monday, 18 October, 2021
      Axel Springer ousts editor of Bild after misconduct charge

      German media group announces removal of Julian Reichelt as head of Europe’s largest newspaper

      Julian Reichelt, the 41-year-old editor of the best-selling German tabloid
    • Friday, 1 October, 2021
      Media
      Ozy Media closes down after week of damaging revelations

      Impersonation on fundraising call prompted some staff and investors to distance themselves

    • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
      Brooke Masters
      Politico deal gives Axel Springer profits and a US platform

      The purchase allows the German company to battle the tech titans on two fronts

      The Politico website as seen in the UK on an iPad. In buying Politico, Axel Springer is seeking to find specialised revenue streams the big tech companies can’t tap and wrest some of the mainstream money back
    • Friday, 27 August, 2021
      Digital Media
      Axel Springer proves global intent with Politico deal

      German publisher expected to seek to press further into English-language markets

    • Friday, 27 August, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Private equity and Spacs’ latest playground: the news Premium content

      Plus, Brussels emerges as the latest frontline in a $54bn takeover battle

    • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
      Media
      Forbes to merge with Spac as Axel Springer buys Politico

      Two deals are the latest in a series of media sector transactions

      Logos of Bild outside the Axel Springer office in Berlin
    • Friday, 26 March, 2021
      Bild editor reinstated after being cleared of abuse of power

      Investigation finds no evidence of coercion in Julian Reichelt’s relationships with female staff

    • Sunday, 14 March, 2021
      Media
      Bild editor steps aside pending probe into conduct

      Under Julian Reichelt, Germany’s leading tabloid became strong critic of Angela Merkel

    • Friday, 22 May, 2020
      eBay Inc
      Axel Springer among bidders for eBay’s classifieds business

      The ecommerce group is embarking on one of the largest sale processes since coronavirus outbreak

    • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
      Markets InsightOlaf Storbeck
      Why Germany remains a hostile place to take a company private

      Bidders face three big hurdles if they want to win control of listed companies

      Shopping carts of Germany's biggest retailer Metro AG are lined up at a Metro cash and carry market in the western German city of Sankt Augustin near Bonn in this May 5, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE - SEARCH "BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD AUG 1" FOR ALL IMAGES - RTSKHQR
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