2017
Lagardère Travel Retail finalises its withdrawal from the Press Distribution business that it launched in 2014. The division is now a pure player and global leader in Travel Retail.
Hachette UK makes several acquisitions, including Bookouture, the leading UK e-book publisher, and Summersdale, a publishing house.
Guillaume Musso, the most widely read French novelist in the world, joins publishing house Calmann-Lévy.
Lagardère Live Entertainment wins the tender to operate the Pays d’Aix Arena (France).
Launch of the LL Network to promote diversity in all businesses and gender equality across the Lagardère group, with initiatives including mentoring, master classes and networking events.
2018
In France, Lagardère Live Entertainment inaugurates and starts operating the Arkéa Arena (formerly the Bordeaux Métropole Arena).
Deployment of the Group’s strategic refocusing around two priority areas, Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère Travel Retail.
The media operations retained by the Group (Paris Match, Le Journal du Dimanche, Europe 1, Virgin Radio, RFM and the Elle brand licence) are combined within Lagardère News.
Implementation of the media asset disposal plan (excluding Lagardère News) and beginning of the disposal process for Lagardère Sports.
Sale of the interest in Marie Claire.
Completion of the sale of the Radio assets in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Romania.
Lagardère Publishing acquires publishing houses La Plage (France) and Worthy Publishing Group (United States).
Finalisation of the sale of the e-Health business (Doctissimo and MonDocteur).
Lagardère Travel Retail completes the acquisition of Hojeij Branded Foods (HBF), a leading Foodservice Travel Retail operator in North America.
Alongside 29 other companies and organisations, Lagardère launches #StOpE to combat everyday sexism in the workplace.
2019
Lagardère Publishing acquires French companies Gigamic (board game creator, publisher and distributor) and Blackrock Games (board game distributor).
Completion of the sale of the main digital assets (Boursier.com, BilletReduc.com, Plurimedia, Doctipharma).
Disposal of radio assets in South Africa, Senegal and Cambodia.
Finalisation of the sale of the magazine publishing titles in France (excluding Lagardère News) and of the stake in Disney Hachette Presse.
Disposal of Lagardère Active’s Television business and of the stake in Mezzo.
Lagardère Publishing signs the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) Charter, committing to increase the number of books in accessible formats, including for the blind and visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled.
Lagardère Publishing acquires UK book publisher Short Books.
Lagardère Travel Retail acquires International Duty Free, the travel retail market leader in Belgium, which also has operations in Luxembourg and Kenya.