Roularta and Bayard to Purchase 21 German Magazine Titles

May 27th, 2008

Media group Roularta NV said its joint venture with Groupe Bayard, a French publishing company, will soon purchase 21 German magazine titles. This joint venture will increase Roularta and Bayard’s stake from 50 percent to 100 percent in the Lenz and Frau im Leben magazines. They will also acquire Living & More’s publications and Salier’s extracurricular magazines. Roularta says these acquisitions would represent a 20 million euro turnover. Forbes (May 26, 2008)

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