Menold Bezler advises on merger of Frankenthaler Pressevertrieb and 4Press

Menold Bezler has advised the private shareholders of Frankenthaler Pressevertrieb GmbH & Co. KG (FPV) based in Frankenthal/Pfalz on the merger with 4Press GmbH & Co. KG from Machern near Leipzig, the largest press wholesaler in Germany. The merger is still subject to approval by the Cartel Office.

FPV supplies more than 4,500 retailers in southern Hesse, the Palatinate and northern Baden-Württemberg with press products. FPV's shareholders are three private shareholders and ten publishers / national distributors.

4Press was created in 2023 from the merger of Verlagsgrosso Nord, Verlagsgrosso Ost and Presse Vertrieb Berlin and has nine locations. Following the merger, the distribution area will increase to around 22,000 press retailers.

Menold Bezler advised the private shareholders of Frankenthaler Pressevertrieb on all legal aspects of the merger. The merger is a further step in the concentration in press distribution that has been ongoing for years.