Richard D. P. Charkin

Springer Nature Ltd. operates a group of publishing companies. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, romance, young adult, military, business, science, political, history, autobiography, current event, psychology, mystery, thriller, audio, historical novel, literature, religious, pictorial, children’s, self-help, suspense, fantasy, humor, memoir, scientific reference, poetry and other books, as well as articles, essays, news reports and reviews. The company was founded by Daniel Macmillan and Alexander Macmillan in 1843 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH operates as an investment holding company with interests in publishing books, newspapers, periodicals and online media. Its customers include authors, researchers, academics, educators, librarians, and readers. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Oxford University Press Ltd. publishes school and college text books, business books, dictionaries, reference books and journals. The company is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Institute of Physics Publishing is an international professional society that promotes the advancement and dissemination of physics. The non-profit company is based in Bristol, UK and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company is primarily focused on scientific journal publishing activities.

Common Purpose UK provides leadership development programs to business and community luminaries. It focuses on providing personal development and networking for potential future leaders. The company was founded by Julia Middleton in 1989 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.