Valmonde Explained

Valmonde
Parent:Sud Communication
Founded:1966
Founder:Raymond Bourgine
Country:France
Headquarters:Paris
Publications:Magazines

Valmonde is a French publisher of magazines.[1] Its main publications are Valeurs Actuelles and Jours de Chasse.[2]

Overview

It was founded in 1966 by Raymond Bourgine.[2] In the 1960s, Bourgine funded the Federation of Nationalist Students (FEN) in exchange for their members to sell copies of Le Spectacle du Monde.[3] The editor of the FEN's publication, Les Cahiers universitaires, was François d'Orcival, former editor in chef of the French weekly magazineValeurs Actuelles.[3]

It was incorporated in 1997 and became a subsidiary of Sud Communication in 2006.[1] It is headquartered in Paris.[1] [4] Valmonde was acquired in 2015 by Privinvest Medias.[5]

In 2019, Valmonde revived the monthly magazine Le Spectacle du Monde with essays by Joseph Nye, Robert Kagan and Michel Houellebecq in the first issue.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130118175700/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=47365590 BusinessWeek
  2. http://www.valmonderegie.fr/ Official website
  3. Pascal Dillane, Un ancien dirigeant de l’extrême droite représente la presse française, ACRIMED, February 2005
  4. http://www.valmonderegie.fr/Vos-contacts.html Contacts
  5. News: "Valeurs Actuelles change de propriétaire". Les Echos.fr. April 23, 2015.
  6. https://www.offremedia.com/le-groupe-valmonde-relance-le-magazine-le-spectacle-du-monde