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About Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA operates as a media, services, and education company worldwide. It operates through RTL Group, Penguin Random House, BMG, Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments segments. The RTL Group segment operates as an entertainment network. It owns and operates television channels and radio stations, as well as production companies; and produces, licenses, and distributes television content. The Penguin Random House segment publishes editorially independent imprints. This segment publishes new titles and sells books, audiobooks, and e-books. The BMG segment operates as a music publisher. The Arvato segment provides business process outsourcing services, including data management, customer services, customer relations services, supply chain management, digital distribution, and financial services, as well as professional and customized IT services. The Bertelsmann Printing Group segment provides illustration and book printing services, as well as digital printing of customizable products. This segment produces magazines, catalogs, brochures, books, and packaging products for their customers. Bertelsmann Education Group segment provides digital education and services primarily in the healthcare and technology sectors, as well as e-learning services and online education platform. The Bertelsmann Investments segment invests in start-up companies in Brazil, China, India, the United States, and Europe. The company was founded in 1835 and is based in Gütersloh, Germany.