Lagardère Group
Lagardère S.A. (French pronunciation: [laɡaʁdɛʁ]) is an international group with operations in over 40 countries. Based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the group was created in 1992 as Matra, Hachette & Lagardère.
Headquarters of Lagardère S.A. at Rue de Presbourg, Paris | |
| Company type | Société Anonyme |
|---|---|
| Euronext Paris: MMB | |
| ISIN | FR0000130213 |
| Industry | Publishing, Travel Retail, Live Entertainment, Media, sports club |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people |
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| Products | Publishing (books, magazines, e-publishing, mobile games and board games), retail outlets, live entertainment, radio stations, sports club |
| Revenue | €6.93 billion (2022) |
| €438 million (2022) | |
| €161 million (2022) | |
| Total assets | €8.98 billion (2022) |
| Total equity | €1.03 billon (2022) |
| Owners | |
Number of employees | 27,383 (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | Lagardère Publishing, Lagardère Travel Retail, Lagardère News, Lagardère Live Entertainment, Lagardère Paris Racing |
| Website | www.lagardere.com |
Headed by Arnaud Lagardère, it is focused around two priority divisions: Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère Travel Retail. While its book and e-publishing division (Lagardère Publishing) includes the major imprint Hachette Livre, its Travel Retail unit includes store retail, largely in airports and railway stations.
The group's business scope also comprises other activities, mainly including Lagardère News (Paris Match, Le Journal du Dimanche, Europe 1, Europe 2, RFM and the Elle brand licence), Lagardère Live Entertainment (production of concerts and shows and venue management) and Lagardère Paris Racing (sports club).
On November 21, 2023, Vivendi completed the purchase of a majority stake (60%) in Lagardère.