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Germany

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Carl-Bertelsmann- Str. 270, Gütersloh, 33335, DE

Legal Entity Identifier 5299001BUUGXAREGE533
Entity status
Active
LEI status
Issued
Policy conformity
Conforming
Reference data
Register-verified
Next renewal
26 Nov 2026
LEI Issuer
WM Datenservice
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Record snapshot

The Legal Entity Identifier for Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is 5299001BUUGXAREGE533. It is valid, policy conforming and renewed until 26 Nov 2026.

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA is a Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien formed in Germany, registered as HRB 9194 with Commercial Register, Gütersloh, Germany. The LEI was registered on 26 Nov 2013. At its last validation on 21 Nov 2025, all of its Level 1 reference data was confirmed against Commercial Register. It reports no parent, on the grounds that no controlling person is known. 98 entities report it as their ultimate parent. WM Datenservice maintains the record.

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19 Days left in this cycle

Record lifecycle

Eight successful renewals, no break since 24 Aug 2018.

First LEI registered on 26 Nov 2013, with at least 8 renewals recorded. The next renewal falls due on 26 Nov 2026, which is 3 weeks from today.

26 Nov 2013 LEI issued Eight renewal marks Each mark is a renewal that completed 26 Nov 2026 Next renewal due

Registered entity Level 1 data

Legal name
Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaARegistered in German
Legal form
Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien T0YJ
Jurisdiction
Germany DE
Registration
Registered at Commercial Register, Gütersloh, Germany RA000257. Registration number HRB 9194
Entity created
30 Nov 1971
Legal address
Carl-Bertelsmann- Str. 270, Gütersloh, 33335, DE
Connected identifiers
OpenCorporatesde/R2103_HRB9194 QCCQDEXSQE7DC GEME100000000397 S&P Capital IQ519888 Other identifiers recorded against this LEI.
Securities
DE0005229900 DE0005229942 DE0005224901 3 ISINs are mapped to this LEI in the ANNA and GLEIF ISIN-to-LEI file.

What this record’s status means

Reference data
Register-verified GLEIF records this as fully corroborated. At its last validation, all of the entity's Level 1 reference data was verified against an authoritative public source.

Changes to this record

  1. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2026.

Show 13 earlier changes

  1. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2024 to 26 Nov 2025.

  2. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2023 to 26 Nov 2024.

  3. Corporate event recorded: Change legal form.

  4. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2022 to 26 Nov 2023.

  5. The recorded legal form was updated.

  6. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2021 to 26 Nov 2022.

  7. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2020 to 26 Nov 2021.

  8. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2019 to 26 Nov 2020.

  9. The legal address was updated.

  10. The headquarters address was updated.

  11. Renewed. The next renewal date moved from 26 Nov 2018 to 26 Nov 2019.

  12. Legal form changed from Europäische Aktiengesellschaft (SE) & Compagnie Kommanditgesellschaft to Europäische Aktiengesellschaft (SE) & Compagnie Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien.

  13. The LEI was registered and first published to the Global LEI Index.

Ownership Level 2 data

  1. Ultimate parent
    No parent entity Reported exception Top of the ownership chain
  2. Direct parent
    No parent entity Reported exception Top of the ownership chain
  3. This entity

    Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

    DE · 5299001BUUGXAREGE533

    Active

  4. Below
    86 Direct subsidiaries
    98 Ultimate subsidiaries
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Where this data comes from

Source registry

Commercial Register, Gütersloh, Germany

Validated against

Commercial Register, Gütersloh, Germany

Maintained by

WM Datenservice

Published in

The GLEIF Global LEI Index. This record last updated 21 Nov 2025

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Reference data from the GLEIF Global LEI Index, as published on 21 Nov 2025.