The Deutsche Fachverlag (acronym: dfv) publishes with its subsidiaries and shareholdings in Germany and abroad round about 90 trade publications, more than 90 digital offers as well as specialized books.

Since then, dfv has continuously expanded its range of publications and enlarged it by means of numerous start-ups, purchases and shareholdings.

dfv is a majority shareholder of IZ Immobilien Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH in Wiesbaden, The Business Target Group GmbH based in Scheeßel near Hamburg and The Conference Group GmbH based at the head office in Frankfurt.

The publications Lebensmittel Zeitung, TextilWirtschaft, HORIZONT and AHGZ are among the 10 trade journals in Germany with the most advertising turnover.

They are to serve as youth development foundations and are there to honour special achievements of young talents in the textile- and food industry as well as the communications and agency business.