Dezeen has been acquired by Danish media company JP/Politiken Media Group in a move that will ensure the brand's editorial independence while helping it achieve its ambitious growth plans.
The deal with the UK brand is the Danish group's first acquisition outside Scandinavia and is a major step in its international expansion.
The deal, which comes a few months before Dezeen's 15th birthday, reinforces its position as the world's most popular and influential architecture and design magazine.
"I'm proud of what Dezeen has achieved over the past 15 years and I'm convinced that JP/Politiken Media Group is the best possible partner for the brand's future," said Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, who will now additionally serve as the UK brand's CEO. "We want Dezeen to forever be a bastion of independent journalism, a champion of architecture and design and a force for good in the world," Fairs wrote today in a first-person article, which explains the reasons for the sale of the business he launched as a bedroom startup in 2006.
"To this end, we have found a soul mate in JP/Politiken Media Group. I look forward to working with the group over the coming years to develop and grow the brand."
Dezeen's leadership team (from left to right) Wai Shin Li, Benedict Hobson, Marcus Fairs and Rupinder Bhogal
Owned by two private trusts, JP/Politiken Media Group is committed to social responsibility and believes that journalism is vital to democrac...