Private company
Manhattan
Manhattan is a German language hardcover publisher founded in 1997.1 It is part of Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe.1
Der Manhattan Verlag ist ein deutschsprachiger Hardcover-Verlag der Verlagsgruppe Random House.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
1997Founded1
Corporate structure
Manhattan is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann. 273 entities, 24 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Bertelsmann Gütersloh
- Penguin Random House New York, New York, United States
- Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe München, Germany
- Manhattan
- Anaconda Verlag Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- Bassermann Verlag Subsidiary
- Blanvalet Subsidiary · Munich
- cbj Subsidiary
- Der Hörverlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
- Heyne Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
- Karl Blessing Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
- Luchterhand Subsidiary · Berlin
- Manesse Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
- Penguin Verlag Subsidiary
- Siedler Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
- Südwest Verlag Subsidiary
- Ace Books Subsidiary · New York City
- Aguilar Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
- Alfred A. Knopf Subsidiary · New York City
- Alfred A. Knopf Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
- Ballantine Books Subsidiary · New York City
- Fawcett Publications Subsidiary · New York City
- 2 more
- Fawcett Crest Subsidiary
- Gold Medal Books Subsidiary · United States
- Fawcett Publications Subsidiary · New York City
- Companhia das Letras Subsidiary · São Paulo
- Crown Publishing Group Subsidiary · New York City
- Ten Speed Press Subsidiary · Emeryville
- 2 more
- Three Rivers Press Subsidiary · New York City
- Ten Speed Press Subsidiary · Emeryville
- David McKay Publications Subsidiary · Philadelphia
- Debate Subsidiary
- Dutton Subsidiary · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Seymour Lawrence Books Subsidiary
- Blue Rider Press Subsidiary
- Saturday Review Press Subsidiary
- Ebury Publishing Subsidiary · London
- Hamish Hamilton Subsidiary · London
- Jonathan Cape Subsidiary · London
- Penguin Books Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- Cornerstone Press Subsidiary
- Michael Joseph Subsidiary
- Penguin Group Subsidiary · City of Westminster
- Plume Subsidiary · New York City
- Dial Books Subsidiary
- Firebird Books Subsidiary · United States
- Nancy Paulsen Books Subsidiary
- Objectiva Subsidiary · Portugal
- Perigee Books Subsidiary
- Penguin Random House Audio Subsidiary · New York City, United States
- Listening Library Subsidiary · United States
- Penguin Random House Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
- Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
- Ediciones B Subsidiary · Barcelona
- Ediciones Grijalbo Subsidiary · Barcelona
- 1 more
- Plaza & Janés Subsidiary
- Salamandra Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
- Suma de Letras Subsidiary · Spain
- Penguin Random House India Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
- Random House Audio Subsidiary
- Random House of Canada Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- Anchor Canada Subsidiary
- Appetite by Random House Subsidiary · Canada
- Seal Books Subsidiary
- Sasquatch Books Subsidiary · Seattle
- Sudamericana Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Transworld Publishers Subsidiary · London
- Bantam Press Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Corgi Books Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- and 23 more
- Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe München, Germany
- RTL Group Subsidiary · 75.1% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- CLT-UFA Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Broadcasting Center Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- RTL DISNEY FERNSEHEN GMBH & CO. KG Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- RTL Group Germany S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- RTL SERVICES KFT. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Groupe M6 Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
- Société nouvelle de distribution Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
- M6 Digital Services Subsidiary · La Madeleine, France
- M6net Subsidiary
- Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie Subsidiary · Paris
- Golden Moustache Subsidiary · France
- HOME SHOPPING SERVICE Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Label 6&7 Subsidiary · France
- M6 INTERACTIONS Subsidiary · Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
- SpotX Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- 495 Productions Subsidiary
- BroadbandTV Corp Subsidiary · Vancouver
- C. Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
- DIC Entertainment Corporation Subsidiary · Burbank
- WildBrain CPLG Subsidiary · London
- IP Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
- RTL Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne
- RTL Hungary Subsidiary
- RTL interactive Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- RTL Lëtzebuerg Subsidiary · Luxembourg
- RTL Nederland Subsidiary · Hilversum
- RTL 4 Subsidiary
- RTL4 Productions Subsidiary
- scoyo Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
- Studio 89 Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
- UFA Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Tobis Film Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- UFA Lab Subsidiary
- UFA Fiction Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- UFA Serial Drama Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- UFA Show & Factual Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- We Are Era Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- Stolzmonat Subsidiary
- Atresmedia Stake · 18.65% · San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
- Atresmedia Cine Subsidiary · San Sebastián de los Reyes
- 6ter Subsidiary · France
- FREMANTLE INDIA TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS PVT LTD Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Geo Television Subsidiary · Germany
- Home Shopping Service Subsidiary · France
- and 20 more
- CLT-UFA Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Majorel Subsidiary · 50% · Luxembourg
- 2 Entertain Subsidiary · London
- Demon Music Group Ltd. Subsidiary · London
- Arvato Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
- Barrie & Jenkins Subsidiary · London
- Bertelsmann Marketing Services Subsidiary · Gütersloh
- DeutschlandCard Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
- GGP Media Subsidiary · Pößneck, Germany
- MBS Nürnberg Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
- Mohn Media Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
- Prinovis Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
- rtv media group Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
- Bertelsmann Music Group Subsidiary · New York City
- BMG Hungary Kft. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
- BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o. Subsidiary · Warsaw
- BMG Ricordi Music Publishing Italia Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
- Constantin Film Subsidiary · Munich
- Constantin Entertainment Subsidiary · Ismaning, Germany
- RCA Records Subsidiary · New York City
- His Master's Voice Subsidiary
- 1 more
- Otto Dynamite Subsidiary · Canada
- RCA Italiana Subsidiary · Italy
- The Rocket Record Company Subsidiary
- His Master's Voice Subsidiary
- Ariola Discos Subsidiary · Brazil
- BMG Ariola Argentina S.A. Subsidiary · Argentina
- BMG Ariola Miller GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
- BMG Brasil Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
- BMG Nederland BV Subsidiary
- BMG Strategic Marketing Group Subsidiary · United States
- CMC International Subsidiary · United States
- BMG Music Publishing Subsidiary · New York City
- BMG Music Taiwan Inc. Subsidiary
- BMG Rights Management Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- BMG Music Australia Subsidiary
- Mute Records Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft Subsidiary · Berlin
- Direct Group Subsidiary · Gütersloh
- Club Bertelsmann Subsidiary · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
- Elefanten-Press-Verlag Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- Fremantle Subsidiary · London
- Baluba Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
- Beyond International Subsidiary · Dublin
- Blue Circle Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Eureka Productions Subsidiary
- Euston Films Subsidiary · London
- Fremantle Australia Subsidiary · Sydney
- Fremantle Finland Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
- Fremantle France Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Fremantle Spain Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
- Lux Vide Subsidiary · Rome
- Mark Goodson Productions Subsidiary · New York City
- Monster Media Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
- Moskito Television Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
- Novemberfilm Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
- Original Productions Subsidiary
- Picomedia Subsidiary · Rome
- Stand by Me Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
- Strix Television Subsidiary · Stockholm
- The Apartment Subsidiary
- Buzzr Subsidiary · United States
- Fremantle International Subsidiary
- Fremantle Netherlands Subsidiary
- One Big Happy Family Subsidiary · Norway
- Rakett Subsidiary · Norway
- Gruner + Jahr Subsidiary · Hamburg
- Hutchinson Subsidiary · Wisbech, United Kingdom
- KSD Subsidiary · Kharkiv, Ukraine
- McClelland & Stewart Subsidiary · Toronto
- New Canadian Library Subsidiary · Canada
- Random House Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- Albrecht Knaus Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
- Bantam Books Subsidiary · New York City
- Goldmann Subsidiary · Munich
- Prestel Publishing Subsidiary · Munich
- Spiegel & Grau Subsidiary · New York City
- Target Books Subsidiary
- The Bodley Head Subsidiary · London
- John Lane Company Subsidiary · New York, United States
- Western Publishing Subsidiary · Racine
- Gold Key Comics Subsidiary · Poughkeepsie
- Whitman Publishing Subsidiary · Atlanta
- K.K. Publications Subsidiary
- Watkins-Strathmore Company Subsidiary
- Legend Books Subsidiary
- One World Subsidiary · United States
- Random House Studio Subsidiary
- Taurus Subsidiary · Spain
- Turtle Bay Books Subsidiary
- Yearling Books Subsidiary
- Talkback Subsidiary · London
- Talkback Thames Subsidiary · London
- Thames Subsidiary · London
- Titan Publishing Group Subsidiary · Bankside
- Titan Books Subsidiary · Bankside
- Hard Case Crime Subsidiary
- Titan Magazines Subsidiary · London
- Titan Comics Subsidiary
- Titan Books Subsidiary · Bankside
- Alliant University Subsidiary · United States
- and 12 more
- Penguin Random House New York, New York, United States
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Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1997Founded Founded1
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataManhattan on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaManhattan on the German Wikipedia