Verlagsgruppe Huthig Jehle Rehm

What Verlagsgruppe Huthig Jehle Rehm does

Verlagsgruppe Huthig Jehle Rehm GmbH, operating under the "rehm" brand, is a Germany-based specialist legal publisher founded in 1940 that serves public administration institutions (federal, state, and municipal) with authoritative legal commentary, handbooks, online products, journals, and professional training. The company maintains sub-brands including rehm, jehle, R.v.Decker, and Otto Bauer, and is organized by legal subject area across 14 practice fields — labor and tariff law, civil service law (Beamtenrecht), staff representation law, gender equality law, payroll tax, construction law, environmental law, public procurement, eGovernment, data protection, Diakonie/church labor law, and administrative law. The customer base is highly diverse yet concentrated in role: HR managers, payroll officers, legal advisors, staff councils, equality officers, and procurement officials in German public administration.

The core technology is the rehm eLine digital platform, which provides access to 120+ online immediately available legal products with searchable commentaries, legal texts, and cross-referencing across laws, explanations, and case law. Starting in 2026, all rehm eLine products will include Smart Assist, an AI-powered research tool using knowledge retrieval and generative AI to answer complex legal questions in German. The product mix combines quarterly digital subscriptions (Dreimonatspreis), one-time print and loose-leaf works (Loseblattwerke) with continuation pricing, the GiP electronic journal, and the rehm Campus continuing-education platform offering webinars, video tutorials, and eLearning packages. Distribution is primarily through the company's own e-commerce storefront and self-serve portal, with marketing supplemented by topic-specific content, email newsletters, LinkedIn, YouTube, and industry events such as the Schöneberger Forum.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring subscriptions (primary online commentary products), one-time print and loose-leaf purchases (with paid continuation updates), unit-priced webinars and training, and journal subscriptions. Pricing is anchored in the €149-€562+ range per product on a multi-year quarterly billing basis, with a 4-week free trial for online products used as a conversion mechanism. The company is privately held with no disclosed outside investment, operates in a single country (Germany), and is a partner of the Juris Allianz legal information network, providing cross-linking into the broader German legal research ecosystem.

Name

Verlagsgruppe Huthig Jehle Rehm

Legal name

Verlagsgruppe Hüthig Jehle Rehm GmbH

Website

https://rehm-verlag.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Verlagsgruppe Huthig Jehle Rehm is a German specialist legal publisher serving public administration since 1940, offering 120+ online commentaries, print loose-leaf works, journals, and training through its rehm eLine platform across 14 legal subject areas in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Publishing for Public Administration

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

Government, Public Policy & Regulatory Reference (Public Administration, Regulatory Guidance) (EDAGAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law & Legal Studies (EDAGABAH), Legal & Governance Professional Development (EDAGANAK)

Keywords

• Legal publishing services
• Public administration law
• Online legal commentary
• Professional legal training
• Loose-leaf legal works

Headquarters

HQ city

Heidelberg

HQ country

Germany

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Online Product Subscriptions: Digital subscription products (Dreimonatspreis/quarterly pricing) providing access to online commentaries and legal databases. Major products include TVöD PLUS (€355), Beamtenrecht des Bundes und der Länder Gesamtausgabe (€358/quarter), and various specialized commentaries.
2. Print Publications and Loose-leaf Works: Physical books, loose-leaf works (Loseblattwerke), and softcover publications covering legal commentaries and handbooks. Products like Bayerische Bauordnung (€231), Beamtenrecht in Bayern (€444), and Hessisches Bedienstetenrecht (€495).
3. Professional Training and Webinars: rehm Campus offers webinars, video tutorials, online training, and eLearning packages for continuing education in public administration law. Prices range from €149-229 per webinar, with bundled eLearning packages available.
4. Journals and Periodicals: Magazine subscriptions including GiP (Gleichstellung in der Praxis) at €105 for annual subscription, providing ongoing professional development content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Verlagsgruppe Huthig Jehle Rehm is a German specialist publisher providing legal commentaries, loose-leaf works, online legal information products, journals, and continuing education for public administration professionals. Its rehm eLine platform delivers 120+ digital legal products covering 14 subject areas such as labor law, civil service law, payroll tax, and procurement, supplemented by the rehm Campus training division and print publications under brands including rehm, jehle, R.v.Decker, and Otto Bauer.

Product overview

Verlagsgruppe Huthig Jehle Rehm operates as a specialized legal publishing group serving German public administration through a multi-product platform architecture. The core offering centers on rehm eLine, a digital platform providing 120+ online legal information products, complemented by print loose-leaf works (Loseblattwerke), softcover books, journals, and the rehm Campus continuing education platform. Key product lines include TVöD/TV-L commentaries (TVöD Kommentar PLUS, TVöD/TV-L PRO), payroll references (Lexikon für das Lohnbüro), civil servant law collections (Beamtenrecht des Bundes und der Länder, Hessisches Bedienstetenrecht), staff representation law (Bundespersonalvertretungsgesetz, Bayerisches Personalvertretungsgesetz), equality law resources (Bundesgleichstellungsgesetz, AGG, GleichLex, GiP journal), and specialty training courses (rehm Campus webinars and online training). The platform is expanding to include AI-powered Smart Assist research capability across all eLine products starting 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• rehm eLine: Digital legal information platform offering 120+ online products with AI-powered Smart Assist research tool
• rehm Campus
• GiP - Gleichstellung in der Praxis

Products and services

• rehm eLine Digital legal information platform providing 120+ online products for German public administration across 14 legal areas (labor law, tariff law, civil service law, payroll tax, construction law, environmental law, procurement law, equality law, etc.), featuring searchable commentaries, legal texts, case law, and the Smart Assist AI research tool.
• TVöD Kommentar PLUS Comprehensive online commentary on the Tarifvertrag für den öffentlichen Dienst (TVöD) by Breier/Dassau, covering labor law, tariff law, staff representation, and civil servant regulations for public administration personnel management.
• TVöD/TV-L PRO Premium online product combining TVöD and TV-L commentaries with integrated labor law lexicon for comprehensive coverage of public sector employment law, by Sponer/Steinherr.
• Lexikon für das Lohnbüro 2026 Annual A-Z payroll reference guide for legally compliant payroll processing, available as online version, PLUS softcover package, or print edition, covering salary tax, social security, and travel/relocation expenses for public administration payroll offices.
• Beamtenrecht des Bundes und der Länder Gesamtausgabe Comprehensive commentary covering civil servant law for federal and state jurisdictions, including decisions database and Beamtenversorgungsgesetz, available as online product and loose-leaf work.
• Hessisches Bedienstetenrecht (HBR) Complete coverage of Hessian civil servant regulations including personal representation law and staff regulations, available as online product and loose-leaf work.
• Bundesgleichstellungsgesetz (BGleiG) Commentary on the Federal Equal Opportunities Act including decision database and guidance on equality officer regulations.
• GiP - Gleichstellung in der Praxis Electronic journal (annual subscription) providing current information on equality and equal treatment with practical tips and legal updates for equality officers in public administration.
• rehm Campus Continuing education platform offering webinars, video tutorials, self-paced online training courses, and eLearning packages for public administration professionals, with prices ranging from €149-229 per webinar and bundled eLearning packages available.
• Besoldungsrecht des Bundes und der Länder Comprehensive commentary on salary law for civil servants across federal and state jurisdictions, available as online product and loose-leaf work.
• Beihilferecht in Bund, Ländern und Kommunen Practitioner loose-leaf commentary on civil servant benefits/allowance law for federal, state, and municipal levels, with regular update deliveries.
• Die öffentliche Auftragsvergabe Online commentary on public procurement law and procedures for public administration.
• Laufbahnrecht in Bayern Online commentary on Bavarian career path law for civil servants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 120 digital products available immediately online
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Süddeutsche ZeitungminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperation with Süddeutsche Zeitung for expert discussions on public sector employment topics. Organized high-level discussion rounds on 'Future of Public Service Employer' addressing workforce challenges.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Otto Schmidt Verlag: Cologne-based legal and tax publisher with strong labor-law, tax, and social-security commentary lines — direct overlap with HJR's payroll, tax, and public-sector employment content.
• C.H. Beck: Germany's largest legal publisher, publishing loose-leaf commentaries, handbooks, and online legal databases (beck-online) covering public law, labor law, civil service, and tax — directly comparable to HJR's content categories and customer base.
• Nomos Verlag: German academic and practitioner publisher with strong public-law, labor-law, and procurement-law portfolios including loose-leaf commentaries and online products — comparable product depth and target readership.
• Erich Schmidt Verlag (ESV): Berlin-based specialist publisher for labor law, social law, tax, and public administration with loose-leaf works and online products — comparable niche, similar customer base, and overlapping product formats.
• Richard Boorberg Verlag: Munich-based publisher specializing in public administration, police, fire-service, and municipal law — strong regional overlap and adjacent niche focus within HJR's core German public-sector market.

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer Deutschland: Global legal information group operating juris and other German legal platforms; offers overlapping legal-research and commentary products across public, corporate, and tax law and is connected to HJR via the Juris Allianz partnership.
• De Gruyter: Major academic and professional publisher with law and public-policy programs; comparable in publishing model for legal reference works and academic commentary, though broader in scope.
• Deutscher Fachverlag (dfv): German B2B publisher covering multiple verticals including public administration media; comparable in operating model (multi-vertical specialist publishing) and target audiences.

Emerging players

• Juris GmbH: Operator of Germany's leading legal information portal juris and partner in Juris Allianz with HJR; comparable in online legal-research delivery and AI/knowledge-retrieval capability though broader in scope than public administration.
• Haufe Group: German publisher and SaaS provider covering tax, HR, payroll, and compliance for businesses — adjacent to HJR's payroll/HR commentary franchise with broader commercial-customer base and stronger digital tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rehmverlag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@rehm_Verlag
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/verlagsgruppe-h%C3%BCthig-jehle-rehm-gmbh
• Facebookfacebook.com/rehmverlag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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