Rws Verlag Kommunikationsforum Gmbh & Co. Kg

What Rws Verlag Kommunikationsforum Gmbh & Co. Kg does

RWS Verlag Kommunikationsforum GmbH & Co. KG is a Cologne-based, privately held German legal publishing house (GmbH & Co. KG structure, with general partner RWS Verlag Beteiligungs-GmbH) that produces specialized professional literature and continuing-education programming for lawyers, insolvency administrators, tax advisors, and legal support staff. Its portfolio spans five recurring legal journals — ZRI (restructuring and insolvency), ZfIR (real estate law), ZVI (consumer insolvency), ZBB (banking law and capital markets policy), and ZWeR (competition law) — plus a broad catalog of one-time book publications (commentaries, handbooks, form books, scripts, and contract commentaries) and loose-leaf reference works with ongoing update deliveries. A separate RWS-Seminare sub-brand runs practitioner seminars, certification programs, in-house corporate training, employee seminars, and online webinars, with events accredited under § 15 FAO, GOI, and DStV-FBRL to qualify for mandatory continuing-education credits for German legal professionals.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer specialist publisher serving the DACH region through its own e-commerce platform (rws-verlag.de) and a dedicated seminar-booking platform (rws-seminare.de), supplemented by email newsletters and LinkedIn/Facebook/Instagram social channels. Recurring revenue comes from journal subscriptions, online product subscriptions, and continuation-update loose-leaf subscriptions, while transactional revenue comes from individual book sales and per-event seminar fees priced net of VAT with 30-day invoice payment terms. The company is a member of the jurisAllianz cross-publisher legal information network and maintains GDPR-compliant data practices, VG Wort royalty integration, and GoToWebinar-powered virtual events. There is no observed AI/ML technology layer in the product set, no venture funding, no M&A activity, and no disclosed international expansion beyond DACH.

Name

Rws Verlag Kommunikationsforum Gmbh & Co. Kg

Legal name

RWS Verlag Kommunikationsforum GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://rws-verlag.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RWS Verlag is a Cologne-based German legal publisher producing specialized journals, commentaries, and loose-leaf reference works across commercial and insolvency law, complemented by an accredited seminar and webinar training division for lawyers and tax professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Publishing

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJACAA

Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Professional & Legal Publishing (Standards, Compliance, Reference)

SECONDARYEDAGABAH

Law & Legal Studies

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Higher Education Textbooks & Courseware

SECONDARYEDAGAFAG

Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYEDAGAGAB

Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional & Technical Reference Publishing

SECONDARYEDAGANAK

Legal & Governance Professional Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

• Legal publishing
• Legal journals
• Professional seminars
• Continuing legal education
• Insolvency law literature

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of legal publications including commentaries, handbooks, form books, and practice guides across various legal subject areas. Sales conducted through the company's own e-commerce platform with payment due within 30 days of invoice.
2. Journal Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to legal journals including ZRI, ZfIR, ZVI, ZBB, and ZWeR. Subscriptions can be cancelled with 6 weeks' notice before calendar year end. Includes both print and online versions.
3. Seminar and Webinar Fees: Professional education events including practitioner seminars, certification programs, and employee training. Pricing is net prices plus VAT, with full payment due within 30 days of invoicing. Cancellation fee of €35 applies for cancellations more than 4 weeks before the event.
4. Online Product Subscriptions: Digital access to online publications and resources. Online subscriptions typically cancellable 6 weeks before calendar year end.
5. Loseblattwerke (Loose-Leaf Services): Loose-leaf reference works with ongoing update deliveries. Fortsetzungsbezug (continuation subscription) allows cancellation before each delivery. Additional shipping costs apply for update deliveries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RWS Verlag is a specialized German legal publishing house that produces and sells legal commentaries, handbooks, form books, scripts, and loose-leaf works across insolvency, commercial, banking, real estate, and labor law. It also publishes five subscription journals (ZRI, ZfIR, ZVI, ZBB, ZWeR) and operates a seminars and webinars division offering accredited practitioner training, certification programs, employee training, and in-house seminars for legal professionals.

Product overview

RWS Verlag operates a multi-format publishing and training platform for German commercial law professionals. The portfolio comprises five legal journals (ZRI, ZfIR, ZVI, ZBB, ZWeR), book publications in formats including commentaries, handbooks, scripts, form books, and contract commentaries, and a seminars division offering practitioner seminars (RWS-Praktiker-Seminare), practitioner webinars (RWS-Praktiker-Webinare), certification programs (RWS-Zertifizierungslehrgänge), employee training seminars (RWS-Mitarbeiter-Seminare), and in-house corporate training (Inhouse-Seminare). The journals and publications serve legal practitioners in insolvency, real estate, banking, competition, and labor law, while the seminars provide mandatory continuing education (§ 15 FAO) for lawyers and tax consultants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RWS-Seminare: Seminar and webinar division of RWS Verlag offering professional training events, certification programs, and inhouse seminars for legal professionals.

Products and services

• ZRI - Zeitschrift für Restrukturierung und Insolvenz Subscription-based legal journal covering restructuring and insolvency law for insolvency practitioners, restructuring lawyers, and academics.
• ZfIR - Zeitschrift für Immobilienrecht Subscription-based legal journal focused on real estate and property law for property lawyers and real estate professionals.
• ZVI - Zeitschrift für Verbraucherinsolvenz Subscription-based legal journal dedicated to consumer insolvency law for insolvency practitioners and consumer credit advisors.
• ZBB - Zeitschrift für Bankrecht und Bankpolitik Subscription-based legal journal covering banking law and capital markets policy for banking lawyers and capital markets specialists.
• ZWeR - Zeitschrift für Wettbewerbsrecht Subscription-based legal journal focused on competition law for competition lawyers and regulatory specialists.
• Legal Commentaries (Kommentare) Expert-authored legal commentaries on insolvency, commercial, banking, real estate, and labor law sold as one-time publications to legal practitioners.
• Handbooks (Handbücher) Handbooks covering various legal practice areas for legal professionals seeking practical reference works.
• Form Books (Formularbücher) Books containing legal templates and documentation forms for use by legal practitioners in routine matters.
• Contract Commentaries (Vertragskommentare) Contract commentaries offering expert interpretation of contractual provisions, sold as one-time publications to legal professionals.
• RWS-Skripte Script Publications Script-format publications covering various legal topics, used as supporting material for seminars and practitioner reading.
• RWS-Praktiker-Seminare Practitioner seminars providing professional training in insolvency, corporate, banking, tax, and labor law for legal professionals.
• RWS-Praktiker-Webinare Online webinar versions of RWS practitioner seminars for legal professionals seeking remote accredited continuing education.
• RWS-Zertifizierungslehrgänge Certification programs for practitioners in legal and restructuring fields, providing structured credentials for insolvency and restructuring professionals.
• RWS-Mitarbeiter-Seminare Employee and staff training seminars for legal support staff and paralegals at law firms and corporate legal departments.
• Inhouse-Seminare Customized in-house training seminars delivered at client locations for corporate legal departments and law firms.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• jurisAllianzmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRWS Verlag is a member of jurisAllianz, a cross-publisher network for legal information. The alliance provides a publishing network that connects legal professionals with comprehensive cross-publisher resources for their daily practice needs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61574061248348
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rws-verlag
• Instagraminstagram.com/rwsverlag

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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