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Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding

Logo: Autor unbekannt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding is a German media company based in Stuttgart, founded in 1974.1

Die Südwestdeutsche Medienholding GmbH (SWMH; früher Stuttgarter Zeitungsverlag GmbH) ist ein deutsches Medienunternehmen mit Sitz in Stuttgart. Durch den Zukauf jeder Tageszeitung im Großraum Stuttgart hat sich SWMH dort zu einem Quasi-Monopol entwickelt. Bekannteste Publikation der Organisation ist die in München basierte Süddeutsche Zeitung.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1
  • HeadquartersStuttgart, Germany1
  • Websitewww.swmh.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1

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Corporate structure

Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded Founded1

Sources

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