Maxwell Communications Corporation
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Maxwell Communications Corporation was a major British media and publishing company built by Robert Maxwell that once controlled extensive newspaper, book, and printing interests before collapsing in the early 1990s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
media company
ⓘ
public limited company ⓘ publishing company ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pension fund scandal ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Robert Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fate |
assets sold off
ⓘ
placed into administration ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
British Printing Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Collier Books NERFINISHED ⓘ Macmillan Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirror Group Newspapers NERFINISHED ⓘ Official Airline Guides NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
media
ⓘ
printing ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Ian Maxwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kevin Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large international publishing holdings
ⓘ
role in Robert Maxwell financial scandal ⓘ sudden corporate collapse ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| owned |
Collier Books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macmillan Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Daily News NERFINISHED ⓘ Official Airline Guides NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBookPublisher | Macmillan Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Robert Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedMagazine | various consumer magazines ⓘ |
| ownedNewspaper |
Daily Mirror
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunday Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ The People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Maxwell corporate empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | British Printing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd |
accounting irregularities
ⓘ
insolvency ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
administration in 1991
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financial collapse in early 1990s ⓘ rapid expansion in the 1980s ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
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