Should we consider that Bernard Arnault has just added two daily newspapers to his media portfolio? Or the boss of the luxury group LVMH enlarged his press pole dedicated to the economy and finance (Les Echos, Better living your moneyetc.) of a title, and that of the general press (Le Parisien, Paris MatchClassic radio) of another? The septuagenarian has in any case acquired the liberal title L’Opinion and specialized media L’AGEFIgathered within the company Bey Médias by Nicolas Beytout.
The transfer of ownership between the buyer and the seller was operated on Wednesday, July 2, announced Mr. Beytout, now a former main shareholder, alongside Thétys, the press magnate Rupert Murdoch and the American investor Kenneth Fisher, Thursday morning at the editorial staff. The amount of the transaction, negotiated for several months, has not been revealed.
“It has been a while that with other shareholders I seek to lean on a shareholder with a powerful activity in the media, which is very demanding in cash, in investments, and which is experiencing very rapid obsolescence”explained the founder twelve years ago, L’Opinion – He acquired L’AGEFI with François Pinault in 2019.
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