LAGARDERE history

In 1981, he became head of Hachette.

At the end of 1984, Filipacchi Medias's strong growth enabled the company to go public, listing on the Paris secondary market.

Beginning in 1985, FEP began developing its international network of editorial subsidiaries, a move given extra emphasis with the Hachette acquisition of the United States-based Diamondis publishing group.

In 1988, the group acquired Grolier Encyclopedias in the USA, its first overseas acquisition.

In 1990, Matra Espace and the aerospace division of Gec Marconi came together to create Matra Marconi Space.

In 1992, after a major year-long restructuring, Matra Hachette and Lagardère group were created.

By 1994, Filipacchi Medias was recording annual revenues of FFr 1.53 billion.

HFP's flagship publication has long been Elle magazine, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1995 and is published in 28 editions worldwide.

In 1996, Hachette Livre acquired the Hatier Group.

In 1997, Hachette Livre won a string of literary prizes, including the Prix Goncourt and the Prix de l'Académie française with La Bataille (The Battle) by Patrick Rambaud (Grasset). That same year, Europe 1 and Club-Internet launched Europe Info.

Matra Hautes Technologies joined the aerospace industry and officially became Aerospatiale Matra on June 11, 1999.

EADS, or the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, later Airbus, was founded on July 10, 2000, from the merger of Aérospatiale Matra SA, Aeronautics SA, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG. It officially launched the A380 program that same year.

In 2001, Lagardère acquired the Virgin Stores brand and Virgin Megastore in France.

With the death of Jean-Luc Lagardère on March 14, 2003, Arnaud Lagardère was appointed General Partner of Lagardère SCA. That same year, Lagardère sold off its interest in Renault as well as its automotive engineering business.

The remainder was sold in 2004 under the name of Editis.

The aircraft would make its first flight in 2005.

In 2006, Arnaud Lagardère created Lagardère Sports, a new subsidiary of the Group specializing in sports economics and sporting rights.

Seventeen years after the creation of the limited partnership disputed by an American activist, the SCA (the French limited partnership with shares) was confirmed by nearly 80% of shareholders at the Shareholders Meeting on April 27, 2010.

On March 28, 2011, Lagardère SCA signed a contract to sell its international magazine business, totaling 102 titles, to Hearst Corporation for €651 million.

On July 8, 2015, Lagardère Services was renamed Lagardère Travel Retail.

In January 2016, Lagardère sold the endurance sports division to the World Triathlon Corporation.

Since the first half of 2018, a plan to sell the Group's media assets (excluding Paris Match, Le Journal du Dimanche, Europe 1, Virgin Radio, RFM and the Elle brand licence) was underway at Lagardère Active.

In 2019, Lagardère finalised the sale of most of the magazine publishing titles in France, the TV businesses, the stake in Mezzo and Disney Hachette Presse.

In May 2020, the Group resisted a demand for the replacement of most of the board members, submitted by Amber Capital, its new largest shareholder.