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Business Insider is owned by Axel Springer. Axel Springer has a direct presence in 6 countries.

Axel Springer has 28 subsidiaries including Aufeminin.com, Aviv Group and Awin.

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• Media38%
• Communication & Sales24%
• Other38%

Acquisition, funding and merger involving Axel Springer.

• Axel Springer has acquired The Telegraph (posted on July 1 2026).
• Axel Springer has announced the acquisition of The Telegraph  (posted on March 10 2026).
• Axel Springer has acquired Bisnow (posted on March 5 2026).

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Most searched biographies at Business Insider

• Barbara Peng, Chief Executive Officer
• Henry Blodget, Chairman of the Board
• Michael Kingfield, General Counsel

Popular executive movements at Business Insider

• Maggie Milnamow, Chief Revenue Officer, has left the company  (posted on January 29 2026).

Popular executive movements at Axel Springer

• Claudius Senst who was Chief Operating Officer, becomes Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Executive Board, Publishing  (posted on July 15 2026).
• Clara von Hugo, who was Global Head of Executive & Human Resources Advisory, is promoted to Global Chief Human Resources Officer  (posted on July 8 2026).
• Tilmann Knoll, Head of Global People and Culture, has left the company  (posted on April 13 2026).

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Axel Springer has 1,224 competitors including Bloomberg (United States (USA)), Fox News Media (United States (USA)) and Studio71 US (United States (USA)).

Popular M&A news in Media

• Sky has announced the acquisition of ITV Entertainment  (posted on July 15 2026).
• The new name of Wtwh Media is Arrowfly. (posted on July 13 2026).
• Axel Springer has acquired The Telegraph (posted on July 1 2026).

Popular contacts in Media

• Dale Zupsansky - Executive Editor at Hunt Scanlon Media
• Melanie Van Hemert - People & SustainabilityDirector at DPG Media Group
• Vladimir Kliatchko - Chief Executive Officer at Bloomberg

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