Lagardere published their full annual report, which provides broader guidance for 2019 — including a strong reiteration that the publishing division is still looking to build their English-language publishing operations through an acquisition of scale: “As part of the strategy defined for the Group by Arnaud Lagardère, Lagardère Publishing plans to position itself for the potential acquisition of an English-language publisher – yet to be identified – to increase its weight in that linguistic market, where a large part of the economic future of global publishing is being played out.” More broadly, the publishing group “is expected to resume growth,” […]
