High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lagardere (IPA: ) is a French-based multinational conglomerate headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group once covered a broad range of industries but is now largely focused on the media sector, in which it is one of the world’s leading companies. Headed by Arnaud Lagardere, the firm does business in nearly 40 countries and is structured around four main business lines: its book and electronic publishing division (Lagardere Publishing) includes the major imprint Hachette Livre; while the Lagardere Active unit encompasses newspaper, digital media and magazine publishing (including Hachette Filipacchi Medias), radio and television broadcasting and production and advertising sales. The Lagardere Services unit includes store retail, largely in airports and railway stations, and Lagardere Unlimited engages in sports and talent management, sports academies, event management, marketing of sports broadcast rights and management of...