Private company

Edicións Xerais de Galicia

Logo: Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Edicións Xerais de Galicia is a Spanish publishing house based in Vigo, founded in 1979.¹ It was founded by Xulián Maure Rivas and Germán Sánchez Ruipérez.¹ It is part of Lagardère Group.¹

Edicións Xerais de Galicia, S. A. es una editorial gallega con sede en la calle Dr. Marañón de Vigo. Desde 1988 pertenece al grupo empresarial Anaya, integrado en 2004 en el Grupo Lagardère.² From the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1979Founded¹

HeadquartersVigo, Spain¹
Websitewww.xerais.gal

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Corporate structure

Edicións Xerais de Galicia is part of a group headed by Lagardère Group. 97 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Lagardère Group Paris, France
- Edicións Xerais de Galicia Vigo, Spain
- George G. Harrap and Co. Subsidiary
- Grupo Anaya Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Alianza Editorial Subsidiary
  - Edelsa Subsidiary
  - Ediciones Cátedra Subsidiary
- Hachette Subsidiary · Vanves, France
  - Hachette Book Group New York, New York, United States
    - Bold Type Books Subsidiary
    - Center Street Subsidiary · Gladstone, Oregon, United States
    - Editions Albert René Subsidiary
    - Hachette Audio Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    - Little, Brown and Company Subsidiary · New York City
      - 5 more
    - Yen Press, LLC Subsidiary · New York City
      - 5 more
    - Meadowbrook Press Subsidiary
    - Twelve Subsidiary
  - Bragelonne Subsidiary
    - Castelmore Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Mangetsu Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Milady Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Chambers Harrap Subsidiary · London
  - Deux coqs d'or Subsidiary · 15th arrondissement of Paris, France
  - Editorial Salvat Subsidiary
  - Fayard Subsidiary · France
    - Éditions Pauvert Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Hachette Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Hachette Fascicoli Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
  - Hachette FLE Subsidiary
  - Hodder & Stoughton Limited Subsidiary · London
    - Sceptre Subsidiary · London
    - Hodder Children's Books Subsidiary
    - Hodderscape Subsidiary
    - Yellow Kite Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Librairie générale française Subsidiary · rue de Fleurus, France
    - Le Livre de poche Subsidiary · France
  - Little, Brown Book Group Subsidiary · London
    - Abacus Subsidiary
    - Atom Subsidiary
    - Coersair Subsidiary
    - Dialogue Books Subsidiary
  - Messageries Hachette Subsidiary · Paris
  - Orbit Subsidiary
  - Orion Publishing Group Subsidiary · London
    - Gollancz Subsidiary · London
    - Laurence King Publishing Subsidiary · London
    - Millennium Subsidiary
    - Phoenix Books Subsidiary
  - Teach Yourself Subsidiary · London
  - Éditions Grasset Subsidiary · Paris
  - Éditions Larousse Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Bookouture Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Hachette Australia Subsidiary · Australia
  - HACHETTE FASCICOLI S.R.L. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - Ilex Press Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - John Murray Business (JMB) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - John Murray Press Subsidiary
  - SOCIETE DES EDITIONS GRASSET ET FASQUELLE Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Hachette Collections Japan Subsidiary
- Hachette India Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
- Keystone Paris Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Lagardère News Subsidiary · Suresnes
  - Europe 2 Entreprise Subsidiary
- Lagardère Publishing Subsidiary
- Lagardère Sports and Entertainment Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt
- Lagardère Travel Retail Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
  - Relay Subsidiary · Toronto
  - LAGARDERE DUTY FREE Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
    - DUTY FREE ASSOCIATES Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
    - LAGARDERE INFLIGHT Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- Matra Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Matra Électronique Subsidiary
- Perseus Books Group Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
  - Basic Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Da Capo Press Subsidiary · Boston
  - PublicAffairs Subsidiary · New York City
  - Running Press Subsidiary · Philadelphia
- Virgin Megastores Subsidiary · London
- Lagardere Travel Retail, a.s. Subsidiary · 50% · Beroun, Czechia
- Hachette Filipacchi Médias Subsidiary · France
- LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
- LAGARDERE FINANCE Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- LAGARDERE MEDIA Subsidiary · Paris, France
- LAGARDERE RESSOURCES Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- LAGARDERE TRAVEL RETAIL SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
- Nîmes matin Subsidiary

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The story

Founded by Germán Sánchez Ruipérez and Xulián Maure Rivas in 1979.¹

Leadership

Who has led Edicións Xerais de Galicia, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderGermán Sánchez Ruipérez¹
FounderXulián Maure Rivas¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Grupo Anaya since 1988
Lagardère Group since 2004

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2004Acquired Acquired by Lagardère Group¹
1988Acquired Acquired by Grupo Anaya¹
1979Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataEdicións Xerais de Galicia on Wikidata
2
WikipediaEdicións Xerais de Galicia on the Spanish Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsEdicións Xerais de Galicia logo by Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Public domain
4
Wikimedia CommonsEdicións Xerais de Galicia photo by HombreDHojalata, CC BY-SA 4.0