C.H. Beck gains majority control of dtv after German cartel office approval (faz.net)

• C.H. Beck acquires 40.5% from Ganske, raising stake to 61.5%.
• Cartel office clears deal, citing sufficient competition in affected book segments.
• Dtv to remain legally independent but under sole strategic control of C.H. Beck.

"German publisher C.H. Beck will take majority control of dtv Verlagsgesellschaft on July 1, 2026, after the Federal Cartel Office cleared the deal. The acquisition gives C.H. Beck a 61.5% stake and sole strategic control. The cartel office found no competition concerns in the affected segments of fiction, non-fiction, and children's books."