The Ebner family

The Ebner family is a publishing family from Baden-Württemberg that controls significant media interests through Ebner Pressegesellschaft and Verlagsgruppe Ebner Ulm GmbH & Co. KG. The family holds a 63.3% majority stake in Neue Pressegesellschaft (NPG), which consolidates major media holdings.
Key publications controlled by the family include Südwest Presse, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, and Stuttgarter Zeitung. Through its stake in Südwestdeutsche Medienholding (SWMH), the family also holds interests in the national newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Eberhard Ebner served as managing director of NPG and later as chair of its advisory board. He also held positions including chair of SWMH's supervisory board and co-publisher of Süddeutsche Zeitung. Ebner died in 2024 at age 94. His stakes in Verlagsgruppe Ebner Ulm are held in an inheritance arrangement among family members.
The Ebner family is active in industry associations including BDZV and holds stakes in private broadcasting. Family members currently hold operational and strategic positions in NPG and SWMH.
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| Affiliated Business Interests | Real estate business and marketing
Travel Agency Südwest Presse + Hapag Lloyd Reisebüro Verwaltungs GmbH Ulm (50%)
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| Meta Data | General company information about Neue Pressegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG was obtained from the company's official imprint. Information regarding ownership structure was obtained from the KEK Media Database as well as articles of association and the commercial register. The average exchange rate of the US dollar against the euro in 2023 was approximately 0.92 euros per US dollar. | |
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