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Penguin Group

Penguin Group
Founded30 July 1935 (1935-07-30)
(as Penguin Books)
Founder
[1]
Headquarters20 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, London, United Kingdom
ProductsBooks
RevenueDecrease £1.05 billion (2010)
ParentPenguin Random House
Websitepenguin.co.uk

Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. The new company was created by a merger that was finalised on 1 July 2013, with Bertelsmann initially owning 53% of the joint venture, and Pearson PLC initially owning the remaining 47%.[2] Since 18 December 2019, Penguin Random House has been wholly owned by Bertelsmann.[3]

Penguin Books has its registered office in City of Westminster, London.[4][5]

Its British division is Penguin Books Ltd. Other separate divisions are located in the United States, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Australia, Canada, China, Brazil and South Africa.

  1. ^ Company history, Penguin Random House
  2. ^ Mark Sweney "Penguin and Random House merger to create biggest book publisher ever seen", The Guardian, 29 October 2012
  3. ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (18 December 2019) "BMG Parent Bertelsmann to Acquire Full Stake in Penguin Random House" Billboard
  4. ^ "26. What is Penguin Books Limited's company registration number? Archived 11 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine" Penguin Books. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Maps Archived 5 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine." City of Westminster. Retrieved 28 August 2009.

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