What Linde Verlag does

Linde Verlag Ges.m.b.H. is a Vienna-based, family-owned specialist publisher (Fachverlag) founded in 1925, focused exclusively on Austrian law, business, and taxation. The company serves a defined professional audience of tax advisors and auditors (Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer), lawyers, corporate legal and finance departments, HR and payroll professionals, and academic institutions, delivering curated content authored by leading practitioners and academics. Its principal customers are Austria-based professionals who require current, expert-authored commentary on the country's regulatory environment.

The product portfolio is organized around three pillars: a 982+-title professional book catalog (Fachbücher) that includes the market-leading KODEX legal code series, more than 15 subscription-based specialized journals (e.g., SWK, ZWF, BFGjournal, TPI, AR, immo aktuell), and the proprietary LinDa online research database. Through its wholly-owned digital subsidiary Linde Digital GmbH, the company operates cloud-based platforms, the IURIO secure collaboration tool, the Linde Office accounting/invoicing application with native integration to the Austrian government's FinanzOnline portal, and a portfolio of mobile applications (Linde App, KODEX App, Mei Marie App, Linde Media App). The digital infrastructure is hosted by ISO/IEC 20000-1 certified partner APA-IT with servers in Austria, and the company is compliant with the Austrian Accessibility Law (BaFG/EAA) across all owned web properties.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time book and e-book sales (€9–€199 per title), recurring annual journal and digital subscriptions (auto-renewed, cancellation deadline November 30; digital single titles from €6.50/month), and recurring revenue from the Linde Campus seminar, conference, and webinar program. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the company's own e-commerce storefront with free domestic shipping in Austria, supplemented by digital delivery through LinDa and mobile apps. The company is privately held by the Jentzsch family (35% Anna Jentzsch, 65% Jentzsch Holding GmbH) and is managed by two Geschäftsführer: Mag. Klaus Kornherr and Benjamin Jentzsch. Marketing combines owned content (Linde Media podcasts and news), professional events, email newsletters, and active social channels on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Name

Linde Verlag

Legal name

Linde Verlag Ges.m.b.H.

Website

https://lindeverlag.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Linde Verlag is a Vienna-based, family-owned Austrian specialist publisher (Fachverlag) founded in 1925, offering professional books, journals, the LinDa research database, and continuing education for tax advisors, lawyers, and corporate legal and finance professionals in Austria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Legal and Tax Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Publishers (51313)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Management & HR Reference (Operations, Strategy, HR, Leadership) (EDAGAGAF)

Keywords

• Professional legal publishing
• Tax law publications
• Business law journals
• Specialist Fachverlag
• Continuing professional education

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of professional books (Fachbücher), codes (KODEX series), guides (Ratgeber), and reference works through e-commerce shop. Includes new releases, reprints, and special editions with prices ranging from €9 to €199.
2. Journal Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions for specialized journals including print, digital, and combined (Print & Digital) formats. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled by November 30. Digital versions available via LinDa database.
3. Digital Products & Subscriptions: Revenue from online database access (LinDa), e-books, digital single titles, and app-based content. Pricing from €6.50/month for digital single titles. Includes IURIO digital collaboration tool.
4. Seminars & Events (Linde Campus): Revenue from seminars, conferences, Lehrgänge (educational programs), and webinars including in-house seminars. Cancellation policy: free up to 14 days before event, 50% fee 14 days prior, 100% on event day.
5. E-Book Sales: Sale of e-book versions of selected Fachbücher (professional books) and Ratgeber & Sachbücher (guides).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Linde Verlag is an Austrian specialist trade publisher (Fachverlag) that produces and sells professional books, journals, legal code collections (KODEX), digital research databases (LinDa), and continuing education seminars focused on law, taxation, and business for Austrian professionals. The company also operates mobile applications, an online news platform (Linde Media), and a cloud-based accounting/invoicing application (Linde Office) for tax advisors and corporate finance teams.

Product overview

Linde Verlag operates as a comprehensive professional publishing house for law, business, and taxes in Austria, offering a multi-format portfolio centered around Fachbücher (professional books) and Fachzeitschriften (professional journals). The company provides digital access through LinDa, an online research database, and Linde Digital GmbH, its digital subsidiary. Educational offerings include Linde Campus (seminars, conferences, webinars). Digital products include mobile apps (Linde-App, KODEX-App, Linde Media App), Linde Office accounting application, and the IURIO collaboration platform. Content is delivered through multiple channels including print, e-books, online subscriptions, and the Linde Media multimedia platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Linde Campus: Seminars, conferences, certificate programs and webinars for professional education and training
• Linde Media
• LinDa
• KODEX
• Linde Digital GmbH

Products and services

• Fachbücher (Professional Books) Professional specialized books covering tax law, corporate law, civil law, labor law, public law, and business management topics for Austrian tax advisors, lawyers, and business professionals. Prices range from €9 to €199.
• E-Books Digital versions of selected Fachbücher and Ratgeber available in e-book format for electronic reading devices and platforms.
• Fachzeitschriften (Professional Journals) Professional journals covering tax law (SWK, SWI), finance (ZWF), labor law (AR), real estate law (immo aktuell), and other legal topics. Available in print, digital, and combined Print & Digital subscriptions with annual auto-renewal.
• LinDa Online Research Database Comprehensive online research database providing fast and efficient search of legal texts, commentary, case law, and professional literature for Austrian tax advisors and lawyers. Subscription-based with archive access.
• Linde Campus Seminars and Webinars Professional seminars, conferences, training programs (Lehrgänge), and webinars for continuing education in law, tax, and business topics, delivered both in-person and online with on-demand recordings.
• Linde Mobile Apps Mobile applications including Linde-App for digital content access, KODEX-App for legal texts on the go, Mei Marie App, and Linde Media App for multimedia content.
• Linde Office Application Secure cloud-based application for income-expenditure accounting, invoicing, and tax document management with 256-bit encryption and FinanzOnline integration for transmitting tax returns. Multi-tenant architecture supports multiple clients per user account.
• Linde Media Platform Online multimedia news platform delivering podcasts, videos, and continuously updated news in tax, business, and law topics for on-the-go consumption.
• IURIO Collaboration Platform Secure digital collaboration platform for document sharing and teamwork among legal and tax professionals.
• KODEX Legal Code Collection Collection of legal code compilations including KODEX Finanzmarktrecht, KODEX Internationales Steuerrecht, KODEX des Österreichischen Rechts, and KODEX Wirtschaftsgesetze, with bundled app access for mobile law reference.
• Specialized Publication Series (SWK-Spezial, ASoK-Spezial, SWI-Spezial) Specialized publication series covering specific tax and legal topics including SWK-Spezial, ASoK-Spezial, and SWI-Spezial.

Quantifiable outcome

• 982+ professional book titles available
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Linde Digital GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly-owned subsidiary of Linde Verlag focused on digital transformation. Responsible for LinDa research database, Linde Media, mobile applications (Linde App, KODEX App, Mei Marie App), IURIO digital collaboration tool, and partner digital services. Develops innovative digital solutions complementing the publisher's print and traditional offerings.
• APA-ITcoreTechnology or IntegrationISO/IEC 20000-1 certified hosting partner providing server infrastructure, IT operations, and data management services. Servers located in Austria ensuring compliance with Austrian data protection requirements. Provides high-availability infrastructure and professional data backup services including daily incremental and weekly/monthly/yearly complete backups.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Manz Verlag: Austria's other leading legal publisher, with comparable book and journal portfolios in Austrian law, tax, and business. Manz is explicitly named as a cooperation partner for the LinDa database, making it both a peer and a partial partner.
• Verlag Österreich: Austrian legal and business publisher specializing in law, tax, and public administration books and journals. Directly comparable to Linde Verlag as a domestic Austrian specialist publisher serving the same professional audience.
• Otto Schmidt Verlag: German specialist legal and tax publisher with books, journals, and digital products covering business law, tax, and labor law. Closely comparable to Linde in target audience (tax advisors, lawyers) and content format mix.
• NWB Verlag: German specialist publisher focused on tax, accounting, and commercial law with books, journals, digital databases, and continuing education. Closely comparable to Linde Verlag's content focus and multi-format delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• C.H. Beck: Germany's largest legal and tax publisher, with extensive law, tax, and business commentary, journals, and online databases (beck-online). Operates across the broader DACH region with significant overlap to Linde's professional content categories.
• Wolters Kluwer: Global information services company with significant legal, tax, and regulatory information offerings in Europe (including Austria). Competes with Linde in the professional information and software segment serving tax advisors and lawyers.
• LexisNexis: Global legal and regulatory information provider with Austrian operations. Competes with LinDa and Linde's digital products in providing online legal databases and research tools to Austrian legal professionals.
• Haufe Group: German professional information provider for tax, law, HR, and business. Comparable to Linde in serving the same professional persona segments with integrated print, digital, and seminar offerings in German-speaking markets.
• Springer Fachmedien (part of Springer Nature): Major German-language professional and academic publisher covering law, business, and tax. Operates at greater scale than Linde but overlaps heavily in target audience (Austrian and German professionals) and professional reference content.

Regional players

• Facultas Verlags- und Buchhandels AG: Austrian academic and professional publisher serving Austrian universities and professionals. Comparable as a domestic Austrian publisher with overlapping professional and academic content categories, though broader in academic coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lindeverlag
• Facebookfacebook.com/lindeverlag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lindeverlag
• Instagraminstagram.com/linde.verlag
• Xx.com/linde_verlag

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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