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Corporate fallout after Robert Maxwell's death

The consequences for Robert Maxwell's publishing holdings after his death, including changes in ownership and corporate restructuring

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Jan 25, 2026
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What investigations or controversies surrounded Robert Maxwell's business practices related to educational publishing after his death in 1991?

’s death in November 1991 triggered a rapid unravelling of his publishing empire that directly affected school and academic publishing—banks called in loans, assets including Pergamon and parts of wer...

Feb 4, 2026

How did Robert Maxwell build his publishing empire?

built his publishing empire by leveraging wartime contacts to acquire and exploit backlists of scientific journals, aggressively expanding through acquisitions and public listings, cultivating a flamb...