Who owns tesa?
tesa is owned by Beiersdorf (Germany, XETRA: BEI).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Report 2025, Beiersdorf AG. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Beiersdorf AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Hamburg
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1936
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Adhesives & repair
- Parent ticker
- XETRA: BEI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About tesa
tesa makes adhesive tapes for industry, the building trade and consumers, and has been a separately managed Beiersdorf subsidiary since 2001. The name comes from Elsa Tesmer, a Beiersdorf employee whose surname was shortened for the trademark in the 1930s and then applied to the whole tape range.
Ownership timeline of tesa
- Current owner Beiersdorf [1] reported
Where tesa sits in Beiersdorf
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Beiersdorf brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf controls 8 brands on Brandtree.
- Chantecaille (1998)
- Coppertone (1944)
- Eucerin (1900)
- Hansaplast (1922)
- La Prairie (1978)
- Labello (1909)
- Nivea (1911)
Other brands in adhesives & repair, and who owns them
The 18 brands in adhesives & repair on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is H.B. Fuller, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EternaBond | H.B. Fuller | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Loctite | Henkel | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Fevicol | Pidilite | 🇮🇳 India |
| Command | 3M | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bison | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| 3-IN-ONE | WD-40 Company | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Penguin | Sunstar | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Swiss Army Knife | Victorinox | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
About the owner: Beiersdorf
Beiersdorf is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 1882. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as XETRA: BEI.
Beiersdorf was founded in Hamburg in 1882 by pharmacist Paul Carl Beiersdorf. Its skin care business is built around Nivea, and it is majority-controlled by the Herz family holding company maxingvest.
🇩🇪 tesa and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 252 brands that began in Germany. 93 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; tesa is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of tesa?
The parent company of tesa is Beiersdorf, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is tesa German?
Yes. tesa originated in Germany in 1936 and its owner, Beiersdorf, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is tesa still owned by Beiersdorf?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, tesa is still owned by Beiersdorf. 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] Annual Report 2025 — Beiersdorf AG, Annual report; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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