Private company

Editis

Logo: Editis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

French publishing company

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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1
  • HeadquartersParis1
  • Websitewww.editis.com
  • Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée3
  • LEI9695006A5ZQ4ZD1KOI623
  • StatusInactive3
  • LEI statusRetired3
  • Registered address92 AV DE FRANCE, 75013 Paris 13, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 4781624643

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Editis is a French group of publishing companies, subsidiary of Czech Media Invest. It is the second-largest French publishing group, after Hachette Livre.2

Corporate structure

Editis is part of a group headed by Vivendi. 534 entities, 42 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Editis, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Editis, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Sophie Charnavel2018–2024
20052010201520202025
Board members and other officers (1)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2013Acquired Tana Editions1
  2. 2007Gründ became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. Jan 2019Acquired Acquired by Vivendi1
  2. 2018New chief executive Sophie Charnavel becomes CEO1
  3. 2004Founded Founded1

Sources

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