2023-07-27 18:42:37
By Claudia Cohen
Posted yesterday at 6:35 p.m., Updated yesterday at 6:42 p.m.
The headquarters of Editis in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Francois BOUCHON / Le Figaro
DECRYPTAGE- The number two of the edition, in loss of 14 million euros over the first six months of the year, is suspended on the decision of Brussels.
In the heart of the 13th arrondissement of Paris, uncertainty reigns in the corridors of Editis. It’s been more than a month and a half that the 2,500 employees of the number two French publisher find themselves on a lonely boat. Because since the green light under conditions granted by the European Commission to Vivendi’s takeover bid for Lagardère on June 9, the Bolloré family is prohibited from interfering in the management of Editis. While the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, chosen by Vivendi to take over Editis, must patiently wait for Brussels to recognize him as “suitable acquirer“. His right arm in business in Paris, Denis Olivennes, who should take the presidency of Editis, therefore has no right to meddle in the affairs of the group’s 54 publishing houses (Julliard, Robert Laffont, Plon, Nathan, Les Presses de la Cité…), before officially obtaining the keys to the château.
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