
Lagardere SA (LGDDF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lagardere SA (LGDDF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Lagardere SA (LGDDF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

French media conglomerate Vivendi made a last-ditch effort on Wednesday to stave off a potential EU antitrust fine, following charges it closed its acquisition of publisher Lagardere before receiving regulatory approval.

Lagardere SA (OTCPK:LGDDF) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Claire Leost - President Dag Inge Rasmussen - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Rapin - Head of Financing & Investor Relations Gregoire Castaing - Deputy Chief Executive Officer Jean-Christophe Thiery - CEO & Chairman Emmanuel Rapin Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us this evening to Louis Hachette Group 2025 First Half Results.

Lagardere SA (OTCPK:LGDDF) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call February 13, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Emmanuel Rapin - Head, Financial Communication Arnaud Lagardère - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregoire Castaing - Deputy Chief Executive Officer Jean-Christophe Thiery - Chief Executive Officer Dag Rasmussen - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lagardère Travel Retail Claire Leost - Chairman at Prisma Media Pauline Hauwel - Group Secretary General Emmanuel Rapin Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us this evening to Lagardère SA and Louis Hachette Group 2024 Results. I'm Emmanuel Rapin, Head of Financial Communication and I will be guiding you through this presentation.

French media and business conglomerate Lagardere said on Wednesday it is moving closer to a sale of its Paris Match magazine to luxury goods giant LVMH , on an enterprise value price tag of 120 million euros ($130 million).

Arnaud Lagardere, the chairman and CEO of French company Lagardere SA , will have to resign from his executive roles as a result of an earlier court indictment against which he will appeal, the company said on Tuesday.

Lagardere SA (LGDDF) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

French publishing group Lagardere will retain its stock market listing after being taken over by media conglomerate Vivendi , Vivendi supervisory board Chairman Yannick Bollore told French daily Le Figaro.

The travel retail division of the French media giant has reinforced its position at an airport that has strong future prospects for growth.

Lagardere SA said Tuesday that revenue rose in the first quarter on strong growth in its travel retail segment.

While the travel retail business has been increasing all year, the third quarter confirmed that the rebound has staying power.

Incumbent Turkish operator ATÜ Duty Free, owned in joint venture by Germany's Heinemann, has been in place since 2015.

Half-year results from Europe's two biggest travel retailers show that they are not just back from the brink, but closing in on their 2019 highs.

Foodservice has seen renewed emphasis in airports worldwide and travel retailers want more revenue for this segment as they recover in 2022.

French media conglomerate Vivendi, in which billionaire Vincent Bollore has the biggest individual stake, is considering raising its cash offer for Paris Match magazine owner Lagardere, the company said on Friday.

France's Vivendi will acquire activist fund Amber Capital's almost 18% stake in media group Lagardere at 24.10 euros per share in the coming days and then file a full takeover offer at the same price, it said on Thursday.

Vivendi: The Post-UMG Future Begins With Lagardere Acquisition

Shares in France's Lagardere surged 20% on Thursday after media group Vivendi said it would buy another stake in the company, paving the way for a full takeover.

Lagardere SA has welcomed plans from Vivendi SE to buy a stake held by activist investor Amber Capital for about 609.86 million euros ($720.6 million), a prelude to a full takeover of the group.

French media conglomerate Vivendi said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Amber Capital's 17.9% stake in Lagardere, adding to its own holding and putting it in position to launch a takeover offer for the owner of Paris Match.