Editis is a French group of publishing companies, subsidiary of Czech Media Invest. It is the second-largest French publishing group, after Hachette Livre.
In June 2023, after acquiring a majority stake in Hachette's parent company, the Lagardère Group, Vivendi chose to keep Hachette, while selling Editis to Czech Media Invest, which is owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. The sale was finalised that November in the same year.
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History
Editis was created on 20 December 2002 after Vivendi sold Vivendi Universal Publishing to Natexis Banques Populaires subsidiary Investima 10 (a financial ad hoc structure that was holding onto VUP on behalf of Lagardère Group while antitrust approval was pending) and renamed it VUP-Investima 10. This company got its current name on 14 October 2003 and throughout 2004, 40% of Editis' assets went to Lagardère while 60% went to financial investment group Wendel (which also acquired the company itself).
In May 2008, Editis integrated with the Planeta Group, the main Spanish-speaking publisher. In January 2019, Vivendi reacquired Editis from Planeta for €900m.
In November 2023, Czech Media Invest acquired Editis from Vivendi for €653m. The total amount of funds received by Vivendi was €654 million including the reimbursement of Editis's debt to Vivendi at closing.
Group members
As of 2009 the main subsidiaries were:
Bordas
CLE International
Comptoir du Livre
DNL
Éditions First
First Interactive
Interforum
La Découverte, formerly Éditions Maspero
Le Cherche Midi éditeur
Dictionnaires Le Robert
Éditions Nathan
Syros (French publishing house).
Éditions de l'Atelier
Éditions Perrin
Place des éditeurs
Acropole
Éditions Belfond
En Voyage Editions
Hors Collection
Le pré aux clercs
Lonely Planet France
Omnibus
Presses de la Cité
Solar
Plon
Presses de la Renaissance
Retz
Éditions Robert Laffont - NiL Éditions - Éditions Julliard - Seghers
SEJER
SOGEDIF
10/18, Fleuve noir, Langues Pour Tous, Pocket, Pocket Jeunesse
XO éditions
Oh! Editions
Éditions Gründ
Paraschool