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| Industry | investment funds and similar financial entities  |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1826 |
| Founder | Louis Hachette |
| Defunct | 21 January 2008 (2008-01-21) |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Lagardère Active |
| Website | https://www.hachette.com/en/ |
Hachette Filipacchi Médias, S.A. (HFM) is amagazinepublisher. It is a wholly owned subsidiary ofLagardère Active, a division of the media conglomerateLagardère Group of France.
Hachette was founded byLouis Hachette (French pronunciation: [a.ʃɛt])Brédifin 1826 when he purchased theLibrairie Brédif; the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie.
Hachette was purchased byMatra in 1980, a firm associated withTénot &Filipacchi. Hachette Filipacchi was nationalised in 1981 but remained a publicly traded firm. It is a subsidiary of Lagardère Media,[1] acquired in 2004.[2]
Hachette Filipacchi Media publishesParents, andLe Journal du Dimanche. It also publishedParis Match until October 2024, when it was sold byLagardère toLVMH.[3]
From 1985 the company also publishes various titles abroad.[4] Hachette sold its international titles toHearst in 2011.