Gruner + Jahr Extends its U.S. Printing Capacity by Investing $38 Million in its Brown Printing Subsidiary

About Gruner + Jahr
The Gruner + Jahr printing and publishing company is Europe’s biggest magazine publisher. Its more than 14,500 employees in 24 countries on three continents publish more than 300 magazines and newspapers, as well as the accompanying online sites. G+J publications include STERN (D), BRIGITTE (D), GEO (D, F, RU), CAPITAL (D, E, F), GALA (D, F, PL, RU), ELTERN (CHN, D, E, PL), titles in the P.M. group (D), FINANCIAL TIMES DEUTSCHLAND (D), ESSEN & TRINKEN (D), and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (D, F, PL, NL). Gruner + Jahr owns 54.9 percent of Motor Presse Stuttgart, one of the biggest special-interest magazine publishers in Europe. G+J also owns a 37.45 percent stake in PRINOVIS Ltd. & Co. KG, Europe’s biggest gravure group. Brown Printing, a G+J subsidiary, is one of the biggest offset printers in the U.S. G+J’s revenues in 2006 were € 2.86 billion. International revenues account for 53.9 percent, making G+J one of the world’s most international publishing companies. Bertelsmann AG owns 74.9 percent of the company; the Jahr publishing family, Hamburg, owns 25.1 Percent.