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Rossel

Logo: Groupe Rossel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Belgian media group

Groupe Rossel (French pronunciation: [ɡʁup ʁɔsɛl]; full name: Rossel & Cie, S.A.) is a major media group in Brussels and Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium. The daily newspaper Le Soir is one of its major publications. The other daily the company owns is the subsidiary SudPresse, publishing dailies including La Capitale and La Meuse.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1887Founded1

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Groupe Rossel (French pronunciation: [ɡʁup ʁɔsɛl]; full name: Rossel & Cie, S.A.) is a major media group in Brussels and Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium. The daily newspaper Le Soir is one of its major publications. The other daily the company owns is the subsidiary SudPresse, publishing dailies including La Capitale and La Meuse. Together with DPG Media, Rossel purchased broadsheets De Tijd and L'Echo, and merged these into the new Mediafin. Rossel also owns several French newspapers, including La Voix du Nord. Rossel led a consortium that acquired the French magazines Psychologies and Première.2

Corporate structure

Rossel sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Rossel Rue Royale - Koningsstraat
    • Groupe Sudmedia Subsidiary · Namur, Belgium
    • Mediafin Subsidiary · Brussel, Belgium
      • L'Investisseur Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Rossel La Voix Group Subsidiary · 73% · France

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Rossel reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • Le Soir

Listed on Wikidata.1

20 minutes, French daily newspaper established in 2002, published together with SIPA - Ouest-France

Le Soir, Belgian daily newspaper based in Brussels and established in 1887

Le Soir, Belgian weekly magazine established in 1928

Metro, Belgian daily newspaper, active from 2000 until 2023

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Mediafin

De Belegger, Belgian magazine established in 1994

De Tijd, Belgian newspaper established in 1968

L'Echo, Belgian newspaper established in 1981

L'Investisseur, Belgian magazine established in 1983

Rossel La Voix

Notable daily publications owned by Rossel La Voix include L'Union (a French regional newspaper based in Reims and established in 1944); La Voix du Nord (French regional newspaper based in Lille and established in 1941) and Nord éclair (a French regional newspaper based in Roubaix and established in 1944).

Sudmedia

Notable dailies owned by Sudmedia include La Capitale, a Belgian regional daily newspaper established in 2002 as a successor of La Lanterne, and La Meuse, French regional daily newspaper established in 1856.

From Wikipedia’s article on Groupe Rossel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Patrick Hurbain

Subsidiaries

  • Rossel La Voix Group

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1887Founded Founded1

Sources

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