Going Public Media
German news source regrding initial public offerings .
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | investor investor | €0.0 | round |
| N/A | €0.0 | round | |
* | N/A | N/A | - |
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
| EUR | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| % growth | (1 %) | (15 %) | (18 %) | (14 %) | (7 %) | 5 % | - |
| EBITDA | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| % EBITDA margin | 3 % | 20 % | (2 %) | 21 % | (2 %) | 3 % | 10 % |
| Profit | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| % profit margin | 2 % | 18 % | (4 %) | 19 % | (4 %) | 1 % | 6 % |
| EV | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
| EV / revenue | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x |
| EV / EBITDA | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x | 00.0x |
| R&D budget | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 | 0000 |
Source: Company filings or news article
Established in 1998 by Markus Rieger, GoingPublic Media AG has become a specialized media house centered on corporate finance and investment topics in the German-speaking market. Rieger, who serves as CEO, leveraged his background as a trained banker and his business administration studies to found the company, and he became the main shareholder after a management buy-out in 2015.
The company's business model is built on a cross-media platform strategy, integrating print magazines, online portals, social media, and events. Revenue is generated through these various channels, including corporate publishing services where it produces brochures and client magazines. The firm is publicly listed, with shares traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Quotation Board and Munich's m:access segment for mid-sized companies. For the full year 2023, the company reported revenue of EUR 1.73 million.
GoingPublic Media operates distinct platforms targeting specific audiences. The core 'Kapitalmarkt Plattform' includes the flagship GoingPublic Magazin, the goingpublic.de portal, and HV Magazin, all serving issuers and investment professionals with insights on capital market trends. For the SME sector, the 'Plattform Unternehmeredition' provides strategic know-how to business owners and managers. A dedicated 'Plattform Life Sciences' connects the life sciences industry with corporate finance and capital market expertise. Other specialized offerings include the 'FuS – Zeitschrift für Familienunternehmen und Strategie' for academic research on family businesses and a multilingual platform for German-Chinese M&A, which formed the basis for its subsidiary, China Investment Media GmbH.
Keywords: media house, corporate finance, investment media, capital markets, cross-media platform, financial publishing, German Mittelstand, family businesses, life sciences investment, M&A media, corporate publishing, investor relations, issuer services, financial events, BondGuide, Unternehmeredition, HV Magazin, German stock market, public listing media, capital raising