Until 1995 it was one of the oldest independent publishing houses.
The Macmillan group is owned by German media giant Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH.
... householder with no husband present, and 42.6% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age ...