Private company
Perseus Books Group
Logo: https://www.perseusbooks.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia4
American publishing company
Perseus Books Group was an American publishing company founded in year 1996 by investor Frank Pearl. Perseus acquired the trade publishing division of Addison-Wesley (including the Merloyd Lawrence Books imprint) in 1997. In 2005, Perseus acquired Client Distribution Services, the former distribution arm of Random House.2 It is part of Lagardère Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersNew York City1
- Websitewww.perseusbooks.com
- Legal formLimited Liability Company3
- LEI54930061AEAVUUHA1Y793
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States3
- Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 59805183
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Perseus Books Group was an American publishing company founded in year 1996 by investor Frank Pearl. Perseus acquired the trade publishing division of Addison-Wesley (including the Merloyd Lawrence Books imprint) in 1997.2
Corporate structure
Perseus Books Group 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
- Perseus Books Group New York, New York, United States
- Basic Books Subsidiary · New York City
- Da Capo Press Subsidiary · Boston
- Hachette Books Subsidiary · New York City
- PublicAffairs Subsidiary · New York City
- Running Press Subsidiary · Philadelphia
- Edicións Xerais de Galicia Subsidiary · 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 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 Book Group New York, New York, United States
- 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
- 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
- Perseus Books Group New York, New York, United States
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.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
- Hachette Book Group since 2016
Subsidiaries
- Basic Books
- Hachette Books
- PublicAffairs
- Da Capo Press since 1999
- Running Press since 2002
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- 2002Acquired Running Press1
- 1999Acquired Da Capo Press1
- Mar 1998Acquired Westview Press1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.perseusbooksgroup.com/perseus/home.jsp1
- Websitewww.perseusbooks.com1
- WikipediaPerseus Books Group
- WikidataQ4046698
Sources
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- 1WikidataPerseus Books Group on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPerseus Books Group on Wikipedia
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