Keesing Media Group

Keesing Media Group is the biggest braintainment company in Europe, producing more than 100 million puzzle books a year and offering ample online brain games. Since its foundation by Amsterdam journalist Isaac Keesing in 1911, the company has grown into the market leader in print, online and app puzzle formats. The company offers brain game fans all over the world challenging and innovative concepts for the best puzzle experiences. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam and has offices in 9 countries.

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Published: Amsterdam, July 13, 2021

Keesing consolidates position in Spanish market

Keesing Media Group announced its first acquisition since BC Partners acquired the company from Ergon Capital in January 2021.

Published: London, November 13, 2020

BC Partners to acquire leading European braintainment company Keesing from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis

BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, has announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the leading European braintainment business, Keesing Media Group (“Keesing”) from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis.

Published: Stockholm/Milan/Amsterdam, May 25, 2020

Keesing shows strong growth: Takeovers in Sweden and Italy, new structure in the Netherlands

Keesing Media Group is pressing ahead with its growth strategy despite the uncertainties generated by Covid-19. The company’s expansion into Scandinavia continues with the takeover of Dohi’s Swedish puzzle portfolio. At the same time, the acquisition of the puzzle arm of PRS in Italy marks a major step into the large Italian market…

Published: Cologne/Berlin, June 18, 2019

Asset deal in the German puzzle market Bastei Lübbe sells puzzle magazines to Keesing Media Group (NL)

Bastei Lübbe AG, Cologne, sells its puzzle and Sudoku magazine business to the Dutch Keesing Media Group, Amsterdam, in an asset deal with economic effect from 31 May 2019. This transaction is another proof point of the Company’s portfolio streamlining strategy…

Published: Amsterdam, March 1, 2019

Keesing Media Group takes over the Danish Presse-Illustrations Office Features (PIB)

Keesing Media Group (Keesing) continues to improve internationally. Europe’s largest publisher of puzzle magazines and other braintainment content, is strengthening its position in Europe with the purchase of the content syndication company PIB from Denmark.

Published: Stockholm, February 15, 2019

Aller media sells print crossword titles to the Keesing Media Group

Aller media continues to streamline its brand portfolio by disposing of its print crossword brands to the Keesing Media Group (Keesing)…

Published: Amsterdam, October 24, 2018

Keesing Media Group takes stake in American brain apps developer Mindsnacks

Keesing Media Group, international leading publisher of puzzle magazines, takes an important step in its transformation to become a broad and international braintainment and brainhealth business…

Published: Amsterdam, February 22, 2018

Bonnier Magazines & Brands to Sell Puzzle Magazines Portfolio to Keesing

Bonnier Magazines & Brands is selling its puzzle magazines portfolio to the international crossword publisher Keesing…