Stefan von Holtzbrinck
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Stefan von Holtzbrinck

Germany 63 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Publishing
Residence
Stuttgart
Education
University of Munich (Diploma)

Assets

  • Springer Nature
    49,780,000 shares @ -
    -
    SPG-DE

Biography

Stefan von Holtzbrinck, his brother Dieter and sister Monika Schoeller inherited Holtzbrinck Publishing Group from their father, Georg.

Originally founded as a book club in 1948, Holtzbrinck's businesses include Macmillan Publishers, S. Fischer Verlag and Holtzbrinck Digital.

In 2006, Dieter sold his shares to his siblings, leaving each of them with 50% of the company. Monika died in 2019.

Holtzbrinck Ventures (now HV Capital) was founded in 2000 as an investment arm of the publishing business and became independent in 2010.

HV has invested in many internet and e-commerce startups including Zalando, Groupon, HelloFresh and Rocket Internet.

About

Stefan, who serves as CEO of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, is a lawyer by trade.

Prior to joining his father's company, he apprenticed at Bloomsbury Publishing in London.