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Axel Springer and the Silicon Valley myth (+funny video)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

Axel Springer, one of the largest media companies in Europe, aims very hard to transform its traditional print business to become the leading digital media company in Europe. For that reason, the German media giant started a digital research project … Continue reading →

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Worth reading: ClipClock, Axel Springer, Payleven, ArcticStartup

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

There are so many interesting stories out there and unfortunately we don’t have the time to cover all of them. With our section “Worth reading” we provide you (once in a while) with some links to interesting articles of other … Continue reading →

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Axel Springer helps Airbnb to succeed in Germany

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Berlin based media giant Axel Springer and Airbnb have agreed on a strategic marketing partnership in Germany and a minor investment by Axel Springer. Founded in 2008, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and … Continue reading →

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€40m: Axel Springer acquires 78% of ShopAlike / Ladenzeile

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

By the end of last week, the German media giant Axel Springer has announced the acquisition of a majority interest in the Visual Meta GmbH. The Berlin based company was founded at the end of 2008 and operates shopping portals … Continue reading →

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Majority stake in kaufDA acquired by Axel Springer

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

kaufDA, the biggest German provider of online brochures and mobile couponing has recently sold a stake of 74.9 percent to Axel Springer. The price for this majority stake might be between 25 and 30 million Euro. Aside from Axel Springer … Continue reading →

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SeLoger: Will there be a bidding race?

Posted on November 8, 2010 by admin

The proposed acquisition of the French real estate portal SeLoger by Axel Springer AG (a major german media company) threatens to become a bidding race. A few days after the offer of Axel Springer, a big Australian investment-fonds has invested … Continue reading →

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