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Heinrich Bauer Publishing began in 1875 when Johann Andreas Ludolph Bauer opened a small printing shop in Hamburg. The young lithographer was just 23 years old when he started producing business cards for local businesses.
Alfred Bauer joined the Nazi Party in 1939 as Germany moved toward total war. Research conducted in 2020 by Norddeutscher Rundfunk media magazine Zapp and Der Spiegel revealed how Bauer journals gained success through ingratiation with the Nazi regime.
Bauer Media Group entered Britain in 1987 with the launch of Bella magazine. Bella served as H Bauer's first venture into British publishing before Take a Break launched in 1990.
Actress Rebel Wilson successfully sued Bauer Media Group in the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. Wilson received A$4,567,472, consisting of $650,000 in general damages and $3,917,472 in special damages.
Yvonne Bauer became CEO and 85% owner in November 2010 after joining the family business in 2005. Today, the company remains under the control of five generations of the Bauer family.