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Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is a
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. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerate Lagardère Group of France.


History

'' Hachette'' was founded by Louis Hachette (French pronunciation: .ʃɛt ''Brédif''in 1826 when he purchased the ''Librairie Brédif''; the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie. Hachette was purchased by
Matra Matra (an acronym for Mécanique Aviation Traction) was a major French industrial Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. Its business activities covered a wide range of industries, notably aerospace manufacturer, aerospace, defence industry, def ...
in 1980, a firm associated with Ténot & Filipacchi. Hachette Filipacchi was nationalised in 1981 but remained a publicly traded firm. It is a subsidiary of Lagardère Media, acquired in 2004.


Publications

Hachette Filipacchi Media publishes ''
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'', and '' Le Journal du Dimanche''. It also published '' Paris Match'' until October 2024, when it was sold by Lagardère to LVMH. From 1985 the company also publishes various titles abroad. Hachette sold its international titles to Hearst in 2011.


References


Further reading

*Madjar, Robert (1997).
Daniel Filipacchi Daniel Filipacchi (born 12 January 1928) is the Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias and a French collector of surrealist art. Career Filipacchi wrote and worked as a photographer for '' Paris Match'' from its founding in 1949 b ...
. Editions Michel Lafon


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