Bertelsmann Corporate is represented at six locations worldwide. The Corporate Centers are located in Gütersloh, Berlin, New York, Beijing, New Delhi and São Paulo.

The company is headquartered in Gütersloh. This is where corporate and strategic activities are planned and coordinated. The employees in the Corporate Centers take care of the operational management and further development of Bertelsmann and assume a wide range of tasks, for example in the areas of finance, law, human resources or information technology.

RTL Group is a leader across broadcast, content and digital, with interests in 60 television channels, eight video-on-demand platforms, 30 radio stations, content production throughout the world and rapidly growing digital video businesses. The television portfolio of RTL Group includes RTL Television in Germany; M6 in France; the RTL channels in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Croatia and Hungary; and Antena 3 in Spain. The Group’s flagship radio station is RTL in France, and it also owns or has interests in other stations in France, Germany, Belgium, Spain and Luxembourg. Bertelsmann is the majority shareholder of RTL Group, holding 75 percent of its shares.

Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, is dedicated to its mission of nourishing a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere. The company employs more than 10,000 people globally. With nearly 275 independent imprints and brands on six continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print with primarily English- and Spanish-language trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide. With 15,000 new titles, and around 600 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 80 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors. Penguin Random House is wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

Gruner + Jahr is one of Europe’s leading premium magazine publishers. Its products include established brands such as “Stern,” “Geo,” “Brigitte,” “Essen & Trinken” and “Schöner Wohnen” – as well as younger brands like “Chefkoch,” “Barbara,” “Beef” and “11 Freunde.” In total, Gruner + Jahr publishes around 500 print and digital media products across more than 20 countries. It also markets products and licenses such as the “Schöner Wohnen” Collection. Gruner + Jahr’s activities focus primarily on Germany and France. In the latter, its French subsidiary Prisma Media boasts one of the widest audiences of any publishing company. Digital business makes up a quarter of sales, and is exhibiting continued strong growth. Gruner + Jahr is wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

BMG is the first new international music company of the streaming age, designed to help artists and songwriters best manage and market their music-related rights, from songs and recordings to videos and books. Creating competitive advantage with its core values of Fairness, Transparency and Service, BMG offers the traditionally separate music publishing and recording rights off the same state-of-the-art platform internationally. BMG’s 15 offices across 12 core music markets now represent over three million songs and recordings, including many of the most renowned and successful catalogs and artists in popular music history. BMG is wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

Arvato is an internationally active services company and one of eight divisions of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA. The division includes the solutions groups Arvato Financial Solutions, Arvato Supply Chain Solutions and Arvato Systems as well as the Majorel group of companies, in which Bertelsmann owns 50 percent of shares. More than 70,000 employees in almost 40 countries develop and implement innovative solutions for business customers all over the world. These include SCM and IT solutions as well as financial and customer communication services, which are continuously developed with a focus on innovations in automation and data/analytics. 

The Bertelsmann Printing Group unites Bertelsmann’s printing activities. This includes the German offset printing companies Mohn Media, GGP Media and Vogel Druck, the Prinovis gravure printing operations in Germany and the United Kingdom, and the offset and digital printing plants Berryville Graphics, Coral Graphics and OPM in the United States. The Group combines a wide range of print and service offers. Campaign, DeutschlandCard and the Dialogue business are also part of Bertelsmann Printing Group. The Bertelsmann division also includes the advertising agency MBS, RTV Media Group and Sonopress. Bertelsmann Printing Group is wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

The Bertelsmann Education Group encompasses Bertelsmann’s education businesses. The group is shaping professional learning in the 21st century with digital education and service offerings focused on the healthcare and technology sectors. It draws on Bertelsmann’s resources and global network. The Bertelsmann Education Group is wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

Bertelsmann Investments unites Bertelsmann’s start-up investments around the world. Its activities focus on the strategic growth regions Brazil, China, India and the United States. Shareholdings are acquired through the strategic investment funds Bertelsmann Brazil Investments (BBI), Bertelsmann Asia Investments (BAI), Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI). Bertelsmann owns stakes in more than 185 innovative companies via these funds.