About

Axel Springer has become Europe’s leading digital publisher, with numerous multimedia known brands such as Bild, Die Welt and Fakt. It currently employees over 15,000 people in more than 40 countries earning over €3bn in total annual revenues. Since 2012, the legal team has been led by Dr Konrad Wartenberg, who became the multinational media group’s general counsel, a newly created position at the time. Under his management, the team has grown and established itself as a core facilitator of business operations, responsible for the central areas regarding corporate law matters. The team is split into two functions, one that deals with business operations and one that is responsible for central areas as well as corporate law. Behind a number of landmark deals for Axel Springer, the legal team assisted in the purchase of website Business Insider in 2015 for around $440m and in the same year, the purchase of the remaining 30% stake in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds from General Atlantic.