[matzab]

There are no family ties. These are two completely different companies.

Axel Springer is the company that bought Politico (and produces rags like Bild in Germany).

Springer Nature is majority owned by Holtzbrinck, a competitor to Axel Springer.

[evrydayhustling]

Thx. The Springer Nature PDF is somehow STILL confusing as it addresses family ties to NY but not to Axel Springer. However, I guess my priors regarding family business were overstrong.