What Bfd buchholz does

bfd buchholz-fachinformationsdienst gmbh is a German specialist publisher and professional information-services company headquartered in Bexbach, operating since 1987 as a privately held GmbH. The company curates and continuously updates expert-authored legal, fiscal, and administrative commentary delivered through a modular online platform called bfd online, with vertical-specific properties for tax advisory and auditing (bfd steuer), municipal public administration (bfd kommunal), and healthcare and clinics (bfd med). A dedicated fire-services property (bfd 112) extends the company's reach into the regulated public sector. Content is delivered through subscription-based loose-leaf works and periodicals subject to German price-maintenance law, plus annual online licenses, with the underlying platform built on TYPO3 CMS and locally hosted Matomo analytics.

The business model rests on multi-channel recurring revenue: (1) annual advance-billed subscriptions for loose-leaf works, periodicals, and electronic licenses, (2) per-session online seminar fees via bfd akademie (EUR 55 for Azubinar trainee sessions, EUR 85 for standard professional webinars), (3) free eBook plus paid print for the Infoline customer magazine, and (4) thematic digital congress events (Steuer-Konvent, Kämmerer-Konvent, MED-Konvent) under the bfd Konvents format. Distribution blends regional field sales (Außendienstmitarbeiter) across Germany with self-service digital channels including the bfd online app, bfd communicator 2.0 (a proalpha-integrated B2B document exchange), and a corporate e-commerce book catalog.

Operations remain tightly focused on the German professional services market, with the company managed by Geschäftsführer Dirk Simon and Boris Buchholz, GDPR-compliant data handling, and an active multi-channel presence spanning LinkedIn, Xing, email newsletters, and conference programming rather than international expansion.

Name

Bfd buchholz

Legal name

bfd buchholz-fachinformationsdienst gmbh

Website

https://bfd.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

bfd buchholz-fachinformationsdienst gmbh is a long-established German specialist publisher providing subscription-based professional information, expert commentary, and webinar training for tax advisors, municipal administrators, healthcare organizations, and fire services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Information Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work (2780), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

E-book Subscription & Bundling Services (MPAJAMAB)

Keywords

• Professional information services
• Specialized publishing
• Regulatory content databases
• Continuing professional education
• German tax law reference

Headquarters

HQ city

Bexbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

bfd buchholz-fachinformationsdienst gmbh provides specialized professional information services via its bfd online platform, delivering expert-authored content databases, regulatory commentary, and continuing education for tax advisors, public administrators, and healthcare professionals in Germany. The company sells subscriptions to specialized content modules (bfd steuer, bfd kommunal, bfd med), loose-leaf works, periodicals, and per-session webinars and digital congress events under the bfd akademie and bfd Konvents brands.

Product overview

bfd buchholz-fachinformationsdienst gmbh is a German professional information service provider offering a comprehensive digital platform for specialized knowledge management. The core offering is bfd online, a modular professional information platform with specialized branches for tax advisory (bfd steuer), municipal administration (bfd kommunal), and healthcare (bfd med). Additional products include the bfd online mobile app, bfd communicator 2.0 for B2B document exchange, bfd akademie for webinars and seminars, bfd Konvents for digital congress events, and Infoline as a customer publication. The company serves professionals in tax advisory, public administration, healthcare, and fire services sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• bfd online: Online platform providing professional information services for tax advisors, public administration, and healthcare sectors
• bfd steuer
• bfd kommunal
• bfd med
• bfd akademie
• bfd Konvents
• bfd communicator 2.0
• Infoline

Products and services

• bfd online Online professional information platform providing specialized content databases for tax advisors, auditors, municipal administrators, healthcare professionals, and businesses; the core product of the company.
• bfd steuer Specialized tax information module within bfd online offering expert knowledge and current developments in German tax law for tax advisors and auditors.
• bfd kommunal Specialized municipal administration module providing information services for local government professionals handling public administration, municipal finance, and operational compliance.
• bfd med Specialized healthcare information module providing medical-administrative content services for clinics, hospitals, and medical professionals.
• bfd online app Mobile application for accessing bfd online content services and databases on smartphones and tablets.
• bfd communicator 2.0 Communication platform integrated with proalpha for B2B document exchange and operational workflows.
• bfd akademie Educational division offering webinars, online seminars (including Azubinar training format), and professional training events for continuing education of tax advisors, municipal administrators, and healthcare professionals.
• bfd Konvents (forum bfd digital) Digital congress platform providing themed expert knowledge updates and networking for professionals, featuring event series like MED-KONVENT and KÄMMERER-KONVENT with on-demand content availability.
• Infoline Customer magazine published by bfd offering specialized professional content, available in print and digital eBook formats, covering industry-specific news for tax advisors, municipal administrators, and healthcare professionals.
• bfd 112 Specialized information service for fire departments covering legal issues, operational management, and knowledge resources.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Haufe Group: Haufe is the largest German specialist publisher for tax, legal, HR, and public-sector professional information, with subscription databases (Haufe Steuer Office, Haufe Öffentliche Verwaltung) directly comparable to bfd steuer and bfd kommunal, plus an extensive webinar/training arm analogous to bfd akademie.
• Deubner Verlag: Deubner is a German specialist tax and accounting publisher with loose-leaf works, online databases, and continuing-education seminars — a focused mid-market direct competitor to bfd steuer and bfd akademie's tax offerings.
• Verlag C.H. Beck: Beck is a major German legal and tax publisher with loose-leaf commentaries (Beck'sche Loseblatt-Kommentare), the NJW/NStZ periodicals, and beck-online, a subscription database that competes directly with bfd online in the legal-tax commentary segment.
• Kommunal- und Schul-Verlag (KSV): KSV is a German municipal-administration publisher offering loose-leaf works, journals, and online databases for Kämmereien and city administrations — the closest direct competitor to bfd kommunal and the Kämmerer-Konvent series.
• NWB Verlag (Neue Wirtschafts-Briefe): NWB is a leading German tax and accounting publisher offering loose-leaf works, periodicals, online databases (NWB Datenbank), and professional-development seminars — overlapping almost one-for-one with bfd steuer and bfd akademie on the tax-advisory vertical.

Broad incumbents

• DATEV: DATEV is the dominant German tax-advisor IT and information-services cooperative; while its core is accounting/tax software, its DATEV-Lexinform and information-services arm overlap with bfd steuer in serving Steuerberater with curated regulatory content.
• Wolters Kluwer Germany: Wolters Kluwer operates German tax, legal, and healthcare information brands (e.g., IWW Institut, Werner Verlag) and is a global professional-information incumbent; it competes with bfd across tax and healthcare verticals with broader international resources.
• LexisNexis Germany (LexisNexis Wolters Kluwer): LexisNexis offers subscription legal, tax, and compliance databases in Germany (LexisNexis Fachdatenbank), overlapping with bfd online's expert-commentary and case-law functionality across tax and public-administration topics.

Emerging players

• IDW Verlag: IDW Verlag is the publishing arm of the German Institute of Public Auditors, producing audit, accounting, and tax standards commentary that partially overlaps with bfd's Wirtschaftsprüfung sub-vertical via specialist loose-leaf works and periodicals.

Regional players

• Rehm Verlag: Rehm is a German healthcare and hospital management publisher with loose-leaf works and online services for clinic administration, comparable to bfd med within the Klinik & Gesundheitswesen vertical on a similarly sized, regionally rooted footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bfd-buchholz-fachinformationsdienst-gmbh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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