What Looping Group does

Looping Group (legally LOOPING Brand Media GmbH) is a Munich-headquartered corporate group operating across media, advertising, and publishing. The group is structured around two wholly-owned subsidiaries: LOOPING ONE, a PR and marketing agency specializing in brand communication, PR, data-driven marketing, and corporate media brand development; and Beautiful Minds Media GmbH (BMM), a boutique publishing house publishing luxury lifestyle media brands — MADAME, MADAME Arabia, MONSIEUR, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine — while also operating a corporate publishing unit producing tailored content for international luxury brands.

The group targets three thematic verticals: healthcare and selfcare communication (enabled by a strategic partnership with Wort & Bild-Verlag, described as one of Europe's largest medical publishers); luxury lifestyle communication; and innovation communication for technically specialized and complex products (enabled by a long-standing partnership with Munich-based UnternehmerTUM, identified as Europe's most successful startup accelerator per the Financial Times). Customer mix spans medium-sized companies, international corporations, public sector clients, and luxury brand publishers.

The group operates from three German offices (Munich headquarters, Berlin, Hamburg) and maintains a Middle East presence through MADAME Arabia. Revenue is generated through professional services fees (agency work at LOOPING ONE and corporate publishing at BMM) combined with subscription and publishing revenue from the media brand portfolio. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed, and the core technology stack is not publicly described. The group is privately held by managing directors Dr. Robin Houcken and Dr. Dominik Wichmann, with no external investment, parent company, or public listing indicated.

Name

Looping Group

Legal name

LOOPING Brand Media GmbH

Website

https://looping.group

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Looping Group is a Munich-based corporate group operating a PR/marketing agency (LOOPING ONE) and luxury publishing house (Beautiful Minds Media), serving enterprise, mid-market, and public sector clients across healthcare, luxury, and innovation verticals in Germany, Europe, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PR and Marketing Agency Services: LOOPING ONE generates revenue through agency fees for brand communication, PR, data-driven marketing, and corporate media brand development services for B2B clients.
2. Publishing and Media Brands: Beautiful Minds Media publishes luxury lifestyle media brands including MADAME, MADAME Arabia, MONSIEUR, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine, generating revenue from publishing operations.
3. Corporate Publishing: The corporate publishing unit develops tailored content for international luxury brands, providing custom content solutions as a service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Looping Group is a corporate group combining a PR and marketing agency (LOOPING ONE) with a boutique luxury publishing house (Beautiful Minds Media GmbH). LOOPING ONE delivers innovative brand communication, impactful PR, data-driven marketing, and corporate media brand development for medium-sized companies, international corporations, and public sector clients. Beautiful Minds Media publishes luxury media brands (MADAME, MADAME Arabia, MONSIEUR, T: The New York Times Style Magazine) and develops tailored corporate publishing content for international luxury brands, with focus areas spanning healthcare communication, luxury lifestyle, and innovation storytelling.

Product overview

Looping Group is a corporate group consisting of two main divisions: the PR and marketing agency LOOPING ONE, and the publishing house Beautiful Minds Media GmbH (BMM). LOOPING ONE provides brand communication, PR, data-driven marketing, and corporate media brand services. BMM operates as a boutique publishing house publishing MADAME, MADAME Arabia, MONSIEUR, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine, while also offering tailored corporate publishing for international luxury brands. The group's three focus areas are health communication (partnered with Wort & Bild-Verlag), luxury lifestyle communication, and innovation communication for technically specialized products (partnered with UnternehmerTUM).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MADAME: Luxury and style media brand published by Beautiful Minds Media GmbH
• MADAME Arabia
• MONSIEUR
• T: The New York Times Style Magazine

Products and services

• LOOPING ONE (PR and Marketing Agency) PR and marketing agency under LOOPING GROUP that delivers innovative brand communication, impactful PR, data-driven marketing, and corporate media brand development. Serves medium-sized companies, international corporations, and public sector clients across DACH and broader Europe.
• Beautiful Minds Media GmbH (BMM) Corporate Publishing Corporate publishing unit of Beautiful Minds Media GmbH that develops tailored editorial content for international luxury brands, providing bespoke custom content solutions as a paid service.
• MADAME Magazine Luxury and style media brand published by Beautiful Minds Media GmbH (BMM). Distributed as a print magazine covering premium lifestyle, fashion, and cultural content, with a regional edition MADAME Arabia targeting the Middle East market.
• MONSIEUR Magazine Luxury men's media brand published by Beautiful Minds Media GmbH as part of its boutique publishing portfolio, focused on premium male lifestyle, style, and culture.
• T: The New York Times Style Magazine (German edition) International style magazine published under license by Beautiful Minds Media GmbH, providing premium style, culture, and luxury editorial content.

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wort & Bild-VerlagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for health communication services. Wort & Bild-Verlag is described as one of the biggest medical publishers in Europe, providing unique editorial expertise to Looping Group's healthcare and selfcare communication clients from the start of client engagements.
• UnternehmerTUMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Munich-based UnternehmerTUM, Europe's most successful startup accelerator according to the Financial Times. This partnership enables Looping Group's innovation communication services for technically specialized and complex products.
• LOOPING ONEcoreOthersPR and marketing agency member of Looping Group specializing in innovative brand communication, impactful PR, data-driven marketing, and corporate media brand development. Clients include medium-sized companies, international corporations, and public sector clients.
• Beautiful Minds Media GmbH (BMM)coreOthersBoutique publishing house member of Looping Group publishing luxury media brands MADAME, MADAME Arabia, MONSIEUR, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Also operates corporate publishing unit developing tailored content for international luxury brands.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Antoni: Berlin-based creative and brand communication agency. Comparable in size and scope to Looping ONE, with overlapping capabilities in brand communication, content production and corporate media work.
• Serviceplan Group: Munich-based, Europe's largest independent owner-managed agency group, offering integrated brand communication, PR and content services to enterprise clients across multiple verticals. Closely comparable to Looping ONE's positioning in the German market.
• Jung von Matt: Hamburg-headquartered creative agency group with full-service brand communication and digital capabilities. Operates in the same German agency market as Looping and serves comparable enterprise and luxury brand clients.
• Scholz & Friends: Berlin-based integrated communications group combining advertising, PR, content and digital services. Comparable scale and offering to Looping ONE, with similar mid-market and enterprise client focus in the DACH region.
• Faktor 3: Hamburg-based PR and communications agency with focus areas in lifestyle, healthcare and consumer brands. Directly comparable to Looping ONE's PR positioning and similar vertical mix.

Broad incumbents

• FleishmanHillard Germany: German offices of global PR network, offering corporate communications, healthcare PR and brand storytelling. Closely comparable to Looping ONE's mix of brand communication, healthcare and corporate PR.
• Burda Media: Major German media and publishing conglomerate with lifestyle and luxury magazine brands plus broader digital media operations. Comparable to Looping's Beautiful Minds Media publishing side at a much larger scale.
• Gruner + Jahr / RTL Germany: Large German magazine publisher (now part of RTL Deutschland) producing lifestyle, women and men's titles. Comparable publishing-side overlap with Beautiful Minds Media's lifestyle magazine portfolio.
• Edelman Germany: German operations of global PR firm Edelman, providing corporate communications, public affairs and brand PR to enterprise and luxury clients. Comparable to Looping ONE's PR services at greater scale and global reach.
• Condé Nast Germany: German arm of global luxury magazine publisher (Vogue, GQ, Glamour etc.). Most directly comparable to Beautiful Minds Media on the luxury and style magazine side.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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