About Lagardere

History

2000-2002

2000
  • Strategic alliance between Lagardère and Deutsche Telekom regarding Internet access: merger of T-Online and Club-Internet.
  • Hachette Distribution Services (HDS) launches Relay on 11 January 2000, the international sales outlet for press publications in freight transport areas.
  • The Lagardère and Canal + groups form an alliance on digital television.
  • Creation of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space company) on 10 July 2000 from the merger of Aérospatiale Matra SA, Aeronauticas SA and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG.
  • Official launch of the A380 programme.

2001
  • Hachette Livre acquires the Spanish educational publisher Bruño and strengthens its international development in the key education sector.
  • Hachette Filipacchi Médias continues to grow, taking a 42% share in the Marie-Claire group.
  • Lagardère acquires the Virgin Stores brand and Virgin Megastore stores in France via its subsidiary Hachette Distribution Services (HDS).
  • Hachette Livre acquires Octopus Publishing, one of Britain's leading publishers of illustrated books.

2002
  • Launch of Version Femina, the first weekly European women's magazine.
  • HFM acquires the British magazine publisher Attic Futura.
  • Virgin opens its doors in Barbès (Paris), the 31st Virgin Stores outlet in France.
 
 

 

Press releases

2008/08/18

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2008/08/18

Beijing 2008 Games - Pillet and Sanson mount a sabre attack on the gold

A.Lagardère's message

“The media is the core business of the international Lagardère group. Created as an entrepreneurial venture over 150 years ago, the group's rich history and strong values have shaped its identity ever since.”


The group's activities

Lagardère has distinguished itself as a market leader in the book publishing, distribution, press and audiovisual sectors.

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The group's values

The Group has clear values that determine its personality. Lagardère's creativity, boldness and independence have helped to create a modern, innovative media group that's in touch with its times.