Axel Springer SE (XTRA:SPR) agreed to acquire unknown minority stake in FRAMEN GmbH from other investors on December 16, 2020. Axel Springer is now acquiring the shares from other investors and will finance further growth of FRAMEN through a capital increase. The four-person founding team around Chief Executive Officer Dimitri Gärtner will keep a combined stake of about 40% and will continue to manage the operational business.