Beck may acquire sole control of German publisher dtv, watchdog says
( June 25, 2026, 09:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: German publisher C.H. Beck has won approval to acquire a majority stake in dtv Verlagsgesellschaft, the Bundeskartellamt said Thursday. Despite Beck's strong market position in the field of legal reference material, the deal poses no competition risks as it mainly affects the areas of fiction, non-fiction as well as children's and youth literature where the companies compete with a large number of other publishers.Statement follows (in German). ...
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