| Portfolio Company of Management Capital Holding: Compact Group Industry: |
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| Publisher of special-interest books and magazines |
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| Profile: |
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| Compact is positioned as the market leader in the lower price and discount segments with up-to-date, user-friendly publications and short time-to-market. In the segments for B2C magazines for housing builders, Compact is considered to be one of the market leaders with content-rich and value-added articles. |
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| Locations: |
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| Munich; Taufkirchen (Germany) |
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| Investment Concept: |
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| - | Facilitate succession process with new CEO and strengthening of management team |
| - | Increase sales activities in specialty book retailer segment and penetrate current customer base in discounter/ food retail segment |
| - | Review product portfolio and pricing structure |
| - | Launch two new B2C magazines in premium and discount price sector |
| - | Introduce new online services and eBooks |