Louis Hachette Group S.A. (LHG) is a French
conglomerate specialising in
publishing
Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, the term publishing refers to the creation and distribu ...
,
periodicals
Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...
,
media
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Means of communication, tools and channels used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Interactive media, media that is inter ...
and
distribution, with its origins in the
Hachette bookshop founded in
1826. Louis Hachette Group is controlled by French businessman
Vincent Bolloré.
Formed from the spin-off of
Vivendi
Vivendi SE (stylized in all lowercase) is a French investment company headquartered in Paris. It currently wholly-owns Gameloft as well as a number of investments in several companies, primarily involved in content, entertainment, media, and t ...
in December 2024, the new independent entity holds 66.5 percent of the
Lagardère group (
Hachette Livre,
Larousse,
Fayard
Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre.
In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...
,
Relay
A relay
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, Le ''
Le Journal du dimanche'',
Europe 1, etc.) as well as 100% of the French press group Prisma Media (''
Voici'', ''
Femme Actuelle'', ''
Geo (France)'', ''Télé-Loisirs'', ''
Capital'', etc.).
France's leading publisher since 2004 and the world's 6th largest
publishing group, Louis Hachette Group has its origins in the
Hachette publishing group, founded by
Louis Hachette in 1826 after the purchase of the Parisian bookshop
Brédif.
History
In December 2023,
Vivendi
Vivendi SE (stylized in all lowercase) is a French investment company headquartered in Paris. It currently wholly-owns Gameloft as well as a number of investments in several companies, primarily involved in content, entertainment, media, and t ...
announced that it was carrying out a feasibility study into a plan to split its activities into 4 entities:
Canal+,
Havas
Havas NV () is a French multinational corporation, multinational advertising agency, advertising and public relations company, with its registered office and head office in Puteaux, France.
Havas operates in more than 100 countries. The group ...
, a publishing and distribution company (combining
Lagardère and Prisma Media), and an investment company.
On 29 October 2024, the new Louis Hachette Group was created as a publishing and distribution company, leaving Vivendi as an investment company. On 30 October 2024, Vivendi and the new Louis Hachette Group entity entered into a partial demerger agreement, enabling LHG to hold a 66.53% stake in Lagardère and a 100% stake in Prisma Media in the event of a favourable vote by Vivendi shareholders.
The company started trading at
Euronext Paris
Euronext Paris, formerly known as the Paris Bourse (), is a regulated securities trading venue in France. It is Europe's second largest stock exchange by market capitalization, behind the London Stock Exchange, as of December 2023. As of 2022, th ...
on 16 December 2024, the shares were trading at 1.42 euros on that day, up 18% on the opening price.
Activities
The activities of Louis Hachette Group are carried out by two main entities:
*
Lagardère SA
**
Lagardère Publishing
***
Hachette Livre (publishing)
****
Hachette Book Group (ex-
Time Warner Book Group)
****
Hachette Australia
Hachette Livre S.A. (; simply known as Hachette) is a French publishing group that was based in Paris. It was founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif which later became successively L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette ...
****
Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company is an American publishing company founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and James Brown in Boston. For close to two centuries, it has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emil ...
****
Orion Publishing Group
Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It was founded in 1991 and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson the following year. The group has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors including Ian Rankin, Michael Connell ...
*****
Bounty Books
*****
Conran Octopus
*****
Cassell Illustrated
***** etc.
****
Armand Colin
Armand Colin is a French publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin. It specializes in publishing works concerning human sciences, economics and education. Among its best-known publications are the "U" collection begun in 1968, and ...
****
Grasset
****
Hatier
****
Fayard
Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre.
In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayar ...
****
JC Lattès
****
Calmann-Levy
**** Dunod
****
Chambers Harrap
**** etc.
** Lagardère Travel Retail (commercial retail in airports)
*** ''
Relay
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''
***
Paradies Lagardère
*** etc.
**
Lagardère News (media)
*** ''
Le Journal du dimanche'' and its supplements Le JDNews and Le JDMag
*** and the ''
Elle
Elle may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Elle (magazine), ''Elle'' (magazine), a fashion publication
** Elle Style Awards
* Elle (India), ''Elle'' (India), the Indian edition
* Elle (film), ''Elle'' (film), a 2016 French film
* ''Elle: ...
'' licence
** Lagardère Radio
***
Europe 1
***
Europe 2
*** and
RFM
** Lagardère Live Entertainment (entertainment)
***
Casino de Paris,
Arkéa Arena
Arkéa Arena (; previously known as the Bordeaux Métropole Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Floirac, near Bordeaux in France. Opened in January 2018, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 2,500 to 11,300. The aren ...
and
Folies Bergère.
** (sports club)
* Prisma Media
** ''
Femme actuelle''
** ''Télé-Loisirs''
** ''
Prima''
** ''
Voici''
** ''
Geo (France)''
** ''Ça m'Intéresse''
** ''
National Geographic (France)''
** ''Neon''
** ''
Capital''
** ''Management''
** ''
Harvard Business Review France''
** Simone
Shareholders
Governance
Management
Jean-Christophe Thiery: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Hachette Group
Grégoire Castaing: Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Louis Hachette Group
Board of Directors
Jean-Christophe Thiery: Chairman of the Board of Directors
Arnaud Lagardère: Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Yannick Bolloré: director
Sophie Chassat: independent director
Maud Fontenoy: independent director
Arnaud de Puyfontaine: director
References
See also
*
Hachette Livre
*
Arnaud Lagardère
*
Lagardère Group
Lagardère S.A. () 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 ...
External links
*
lagardere.com/
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