Has Webedia been put up for sale by its owner, Fimalac?
Questioned by
Le Figaro,
the group of Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière tempers the information published Wednesday by the magazine
Challenges
.
Yes,
"Fimalac has made the decision to seek partners to grow faster internationally
," says the group.
But the word "sale" is refuted, as is the fact that a bank would have already been mandated.
Fimalac makes an appointment in March, when it will unveil a
"development plan"
for its media group (AlloCiné, JV, Purepeople, 750g, etc.) and advertising.
It is difficult at this stage to know what Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière wants to do with his
“little Disney for millennials”
, as he described Webedia in 2018. Will he sell minority shares or the majority?
And who might be in the running?
A stable of influencers
In 2018, Fimalac sold its stake in the rating agency Fitch to the American media group Hearst, present in the press, magazines (
Cosmopolitan, Elle International, etc.).
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