Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA is a football club and a professional football squad. It operates through the following segments: Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, BVB Merchandising GmbH, BVB Event & Catering GmbH, and besttravel dortmund GmbH. The Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA segment manages the football club including a professional football squad and includes revenue arising from transfer deals, catering, TV marketing, advertising, and match operations. The BVB Merchandising GmbH segment comprises of merchandising business. The BVB Event & Catering GmbH segment is involved in conducting stadium tours; providing and arranging for event staffing services; and planning, organizing, catering, steering, and conducting events of all types. The besttravel dortmund GmbH segment relates to arranging travel by air, rail and ship, as well as package tours offered to private customers by travel agents. The company was founded on December 19, 1909 and is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany.