- Lagardère Publishing
- Highlights

2021 KEY FIGURES
- 93 new partworks launched worldwide.
- 2.3 million copies of Blanc-manger Coco sold since its launch.
- 158 titles published by Hachette UK on the Sunday Times bestseller list.
- 6,919 permanent employees worldwide at Hachette Livre (excluding Workman Publishing).
- 385 millions Asterix albums have been sold worldwide since they first appeared on the shelves.
- 98% of the paper used by the group's publishers is recycled or certified.
2021 LEADING POSITIONS
- No. 1 publisher and book distributor in France.
- No. 1 publisher of partworks worldwide.
- No. 2 publisher of board games in France.
- No. 2 book publisher in the United Kingdom.
- No. 4 book publisher in the United States.
- No. 2 textbook publisher in Spain.
2021 KEY DATES
- March Pierre Leroy is appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lagardère Publishing and Fabrice Bakhouche is appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
- April For the second year in a row, in 2021 Hachette UK is selected as one of the Top 50 Employers for Women by The Times.
- May Pauline Hauwel is appointed Chief of Staff to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
- June Hachette UK receives the Inclusivity in Publishing Award at the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards.
- July Hachette Livre invests in French start-up Edtech PowerZ to support its international development.
- September Hachette Book Group acquires independent publishing group Workman Publishing, specialised in youth works, illustrated books and non-fiction.
- October Release of the 39th Asterix album, Asterix and the Griffin.
- December Hachette UK acquires the UK textbook publisher John Catt Educational.
Hachette Livre acquires Canadian board game publisher Le Scorpion Masqué.
Hachette Livre acquires a majority stake in board game publisher Hiboutatillus, creator of the popular Blanc-manger Coco, and joins forces with Canada-based group Randolph, distributor and publisher of board games, to develop Hachette Boardgames in North America.
Hachette UK acquires the English textbook publisher Illuminate Publishing.
Launch of a new Trade publishing house, Contraluz, by Hachette Spain.





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