Who owns Palgrave Macmillan?
Palgrave Macmillan 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
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Publishing › Book publishers
- Parent ticker
- FWB: SPG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan is one of the book brands named in Springer Nature's 2025 annual report, which says it celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2025. The report lists Palgrave among the brands brought together in 2015 to form Springer Nature, and groups it with Springer in the Books division.
Ownership timeline of Palgrave Macmillan
- Current owner Springer Nature [1] reported
Where Palgrave Macmillan 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
- Macmillan Education
- 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.
Springer Nature: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Palgrave Macmillan 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, Palgrave Macmillan among them.
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- BelfastLive — Reach 🇬🇧
- Celtic FC Women — Celtic plc 🇬🇧
- Chrysalis Records — Reservoir 🇺🇸
- Country Life — Future 🇬🇧
- Eventim Apollo — CTS Eventim 🇩🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Palgrave Macmillan?
The parent company of Palgrave Macmillan is Springer Nature, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Palgrave Macmillan British or German?
Palgrave Macmillan originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Springer Nature, which is headquartered in Germany. So Palgrave Macmillan is a British-origin brand under German ownership.
Is Palgrave Macmillan still owned by Springer Nature?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Palgrave Macmillan 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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