Who owns Macmillan Education?
Macmillan Education is owned by Springer Nature (Germany, FWB: SPG).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Springer Nature Annual Report 2025, Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Berlin
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Publishing › Book publishers
- Parent ticker
- FWB: SPG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Macmillan Education
Macmillan Education is Springer Nature's education brand, described in the 2025 annual report as trusted for more than 180 years. It covers English language teaching content and K-12 curriculum resources for schools, teachers and learners. Macmillan Education Limited is listed as a wholly owned subsidiary in London.
Ownership timeline of Macmillan Education
- Current owner Springer Nature [1] reported
Where Macmillan Education sits in Springer Nature
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Springer Nature
Springer Nature controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Springer (1842)
Other brands in book publishers, and who owns them
The 34 brands in book publishers on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Lagardère, with 13; Springer Nature has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bragelonne | Lagardère | 🇫🇷 France |
| Bokfabriken | Storytel | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | Scholastic | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dummies | Wiley | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Penguin Books | Bertelsmann | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Kids Can Press | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Kadokawa Bunko | Kadokawa | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| HarperCollins | News Corp | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Springer Nature
Springer Nature is a publicly listed company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as FWB: SPG.
Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA is a listed German partnership limited by shares with its registered office in Berlin. Its 2025 annual report says it was formed in 2015 by combining Springer and Macmillan businesses, and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in October 2024. It reports Journals, Books and Services divisions plus an Education business; its general partner is controlled by Holtzbrinck and funds advised by BC Partners.
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🇬🇧 Macmillan Education and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Macmillan Education among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Macmillan Education?
The parent company of Macmillan Education is Springer Nature, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Macmillan Education British or German?
Macmillan Education originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Springer Nature, which is headquartered in Germany. So Macmillan Education is a British-origin brand under German ownership.
Is Macmillan Education still owned by Springer Nature?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Macmillan Education is still owned by Springer Nature. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Springer Nature Annual Report 2025 — Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA, Annual report; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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