Lagardere - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Lagardere M&A Summary

Lagardere has acquired 14 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 11 assets.

Lagardere’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired SPORTFIVE UK for $975M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2011, when it sold Lagardère Magazine Group to The Hearst for $734M. Lagardere has acquired in 4 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include media (39%) and leisure (16%).

Lagardere Business Overview

Where is Lagardere headquartered?

Lagardere is headquartered in Paris, France.

What is Lagardere’s revenue?

Lagardere disclosed revenue of 8,131M EUR for 2023 and 6,977M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Lagardere have?

Lagardere has 24,173 employees.

What sector is Lagardere in?

Lagardere is a media company.

When was Lagardere founded?

Lagardere was founded in 1826.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity24
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13

Lagardere

Lagardere SA

4 rue de Presbourg Cedex 16,
Paris, 75116
France,
+33 1 40 69 16 00
www.lagardere.com

Lagardere is a diversified media group which operates through four divisions. These include Lagardere Publishing, Lagardere Services, Lagardere Active, and Lagardere Unlimited. Lagardere was founded in 1826 and is based in Paris, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 12 - - 1 - - 13
vol $1.8B $83M $1.9B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 9 2 - - - - 11
vol $1.5B $113M $1.6B
  24

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Creative Table Holdings Ltd. 2022-02-18 83M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Lagardere Studios SAS 2020-06-22 113M EUR Divestiture
Boulogne-Billancourt, France · www.lagardere-studios.com
SPORTFIVE UK Ltd. 2020-02-20 - Divestiture
Altrincham, United Kingdom · www.sportfive.com
Lagardère SCA - Television Business 2019-05-24 242M EUR Divestiture
Paris, France
Lagardère SCA - Magazine Publishing Titles 2019-02-15 59M EUR Divestiture
, France
Jacaranda FM Pty Ltd. 2019-02-11 18M ZAR Divestiture
Midrand, South Africa · www.jacarandafm.com
Mediamark Proprietary Ltd. 2019-02-11 2M ZAR Divestiture
Johannesburg, South Africa · www.mediamark.co.za
Boursier.com SA 2019-02-04 - Divestiture
Levallois-Perret, France · www.boursier.com
BilletReduc.com SAS 2019-01-17 - Divestiture
Paris, France · www.billetreduc.com
Hojeij Branded Foods 2018-08-15 330M USD Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.hbfairports.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Hachette Livre SA    - IsCool Entertainment SA 2017-04-21 10
Paris, France · www.hachette.com Paris, France · www.iscoolentertainment.com
Hachette Livre SA    - The Orion Publishing Group Ltd. 1998-08-01 9
Paris, France · www.hachette.com London, United Kingdom · www.orionbooks.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Media 5 (38%) - 3 (27%) 373M (24%)
Publishing 1 (8%) 538M (28%) 3 (27%) 1.2B (76%)
Leisure 2 (15%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) - 1 (9%) -
Marketing 1 (8%) 975M (51%) 1 (9%) -
Distribution 1 (8%) - - -
Restaurants 1 (8%) 330M (17%) - -
Retail 1 (8%) 83M (4%) - -
Consumer Products - - 1 (9%) -
Digital Media - - 1 (9%) -
Machinery - - 1 (9%) 2M (< 1%)
Total 13 $1.9B 11 $1.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
France 3 - 7 1.1B
United States 5 330M 1 400M
  Georgia 2 330M - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Kentucky 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
  Connecticut - - 1 400M
United Kingdom 2 1.5B 1 -
South Africa - - 2 20M
Netherlands 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
United Arab Emirates 1 83M - -
Domestic 3 (23%) - 7 (64%) 1.1B (73%)
Cross-border 10 (77%) 1.9B (100%) 4 (36%) 420M (27%)
Total 13 $1.9B 11 $1.6B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $1.8B
< $100M 1 $83M
TOTAL $1.9B
Largest SPORTFIVE UK Ltd.
$975M (2006-11-20)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $1.5B
< $100M 3 $78M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Lagardère Magazine Group
$734M (2011-02-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
82%
9 (82%)

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