Our History
Daily Mail founded
Brothers Alfred and Harold Harmsworth edit, produce and oversee the launch of the Daily Mail.
DMGT founded
DMGT is established to manage the family's newspaper interests.
Esmond Harmsworth
Esmond Harmsworth, son of Harold Harmsworth and the second Viscount Rothermere appointed DMGT Chairman.
London Stock Exchange flotation
DMGT is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Euromoney founded
Euromoney Magazine is launched as a business-to-business magazine focused primarily on the international finance sector.
The Third Viscount Rothermere
The Third Viscount Rothermere, Vere Harmsworth, appointed DMGT Chairman.
The Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday is launched as a sister title to the Daily Mail.
dmg events established
dmg events is formed (under a different name) to manage and develop a portfolio of events assets.
Hobsons joins DMGT
DMGT acquires Hobsons, a UK-based B2B publishing business.
The Fourth Viscount Rothermere
The Fourth Viscount Rothermere, Jonathan Harmsworth appointed DMGT Chairman.
RMS joins DMGT
DMGT acquires Risk Management Solutions, a fast-growing business in the emerging catastrophe risk modelling sector.
Metro
Metro is launched as a free newspaper serving urban markets across the UK.
Landmark joins DMGT
DMGT acquires Landmark, a UK business that provides services to help reduce the risk associated with commercial and residential property transactions.
Trepp joins DMGT
DMGT acquires Trepp, a US-based business providing valuation and data solutions for the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market.
Genscape joins DMGT
DMGT acquires Genscape, an energy information business.
Euromoney acquires Metal Bulletin
Euromoney acquires Metal Bulletin, the industry-leading intelligence service for metals and steel professionals.
MailOnline becomes number one
MailOnline overtakes New York Times as the most visited English language newspaper website in the world.
Northcliffe Newspapers is sold to Local World
Northcliffe Newspapers is sold to regional newspaper publisher Local World.
Viscount Rothermere
Viscount Rothermere buys 100% of the voting shares in DMGT.
Zoopla Property Group IPO
DMGT participates in the successful Zoopla Property Group IPO and sells 40% of its stake.
DMGT reduces stake in Euromoney
DMGT reduces its stake in Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC from 67% to c.49%.
dmg ventures
dmg ventures established to manage DMGT’s minority and early-stage investments.
ZPG Plc taken private
DMGT sells its remaining stake in the company.
Distribution of almost £900m to shareholders
DMGT distributes its c.49% stake in Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC and £200m cash to shareholders.
The ‘i’ joins DMGT
DMGT acquires the ‘i’, a quality, concise UK national newspaper and website.
Sale of Genscape
DMGT sells Genscape for US$364m in cash.
Cazoo
DMGT participates in a funding round in October 2020, valuing its c. 20% fully-diluted stake in Cazoo at £0.4 billion.
Cazoo investment
Following a successful launch to market in 2019, DMGT increases its total investment in Cazoo to £117m.
Sale of Hobsons
Following its transformation into a US-based EdTech business, Hobsons is sold for c.US$410m cash.
New Scientist joins DMGT
DMGT acquires New Scientist, one of the world’s leading science publishing titles.
Cazoo listing on NYSE
DMGT’s c.17% fully-diluted stake valued at £0.9 billion.
Sale of RMS
DMGT sells RMS for approximately £1.4 billion in cash.
RCL offer for DMGT
Rothermere Continuation Limited (RCL) offers to acquire all of the DMGT shares that it does not already own.
Special dividend of £1.3 billion and Cazoo shares
Following the RCL offer becoming unconditional, DMGT distributes £1.3 billion cash to all shareholders and declares the distribution of its holding in Cazoo (completed in June 2022).
Delisting of DMGT
DMGT delists from the London Stock Exchange following a successful offer by RCL for all of DMGT’s shares.