Lagardère Group
Headquarters of Lagardère S.A. at Rue de Presbourg, Paris | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Euronext Paris: MMB | |
| ISIN | FR0000130213 |
| Industry | Publishing, Travel Retail, Live Entertainment, Media, sports club |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Jean-Luc Lagardère |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people |
|
| Products | Publishing (books, magazines, e-publishing, mobile games and board games), retail outlets, live entertainment, radio stations, sports club |
| Revenue | €8.942 billion (2024) |
| € 593,5 million (2024) | |
| €202 million (2024) | |
| Total assets | €9.522 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | € 1.091 billion (2024) |
| Owners |
|
Number of employees | 38,214 (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | Lagardère Publishing, Lagardère Travel Retail, Lagardère News, Lagardère Radio, Lagardère Live Entertainment, Lagardère Paris Racing |
| Website | www.lagardere.com |
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 founded and created in 1992 by Jean-Luc Lagardère under the name Matra, Hachette & Lagardère.
Headed by Arnaud Lagardère, it is focused around two main 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 (Lagardère 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 and the Elle brand licence), Lagardère Radio (Europe 1, Europe 2, RFM), 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.
By the following year, Vivendi announced a major breakup of its businesses. As a result, Vivendi's shares in Lagadère were transferred to Louis Hachette Group prior to its listing on December of that year.