Company:The Generation Essentials Group
| Type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 5, 2025 |
| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | thegenerationessentials |
The Generation Essentials Group[1] is a French media and entertainment company. It is the parent company of the fashion magazines L'Officiel, L'Officiel Hommes, and London/New York City based The Art Newspaper. The group also owns hospitality companies, alongside producing and investing films in a partnership with Alibaba Pictures.
History
AMTD Digital acquired the Hong Kong-based financial technology media outlet DigFin in 2021.[2]
AMTD acquired Éditions Jalou in January 2022, with the purchase they acquired the Jalou family publications L'Officiel, L'Officiel Hommes, and La Revue des Montres.[3]
L'Officiel Coffee opened a pop-up coffeehouse at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in early 2023.[4] In October 2023, AMTD purchased The Art Newspaper and the purchase included the newspapers The Art of Luxury magazine.[5]
AMTD World Media and Entertainment Group (AMTD WME) was created in August 2023 to oversee on the entertainment, hospitality and media divisions of AMTD.[6]
In June 2025 a de-SPAC transaction business combination occurred that saw AMTD WME and Black Spade Acquisition II Co. merge to form The Generation Essentials Group (TGE).[7] TGE continues to licence The Art Newspaper and L'Officiel brands from AMTD Group.[8] The Generation Essentials Group was listed on the NYSE following the completion of the agreement.[9]
In 2025, L'Officiel Coffee and L'Officiel Bar opened their first permanent outlets in Tokyo, Japan.[10] It was announced in November 2025 that TGE had signed an agreement to purchase The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Perth, Australia.[11]
Subsidiaries
| Name | Year
founded |
Year
acquired |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media | |||
| L'Officiel | 1921 | 2022[lower-alpha 1] | Operated through L'Officiel |
| L'Officiel Hommes | 1977 | 2022[lower-alpha 1] | Operated through L'Officiel |
| The Art Newspaper | 1990 | 2023[lower-alpha 1] | Operated through The Art Newspaper |
| La Revue des Montres | 1991 | 2022[lower-alpha 1] | Operated through L'Officiel |
| DigFin | 2017 | 2021[lower-alpha 1] | |
| The Art of Luxury | 2023 | 2023[lower-alpha 1] | Operated through The Art Newspaper |
| Hospitality | |||
| iClub AMTD Hotels | 2020 | 2020[lower-alpha 1] | 1 hotel |
| Dao by Dorsett AMTD Hotels | 2022 | 2022[lower-alpha 1] | 2 hotels (1 under development) |
| L'Officiel Coffee | 2023 | 2023[lower-alpha 1] | 2 coffeehouses (1 under development) |
| L'Officiel Bar | 2025 | 2025 | 1 bar |
| Ritz-Carlton | 1983 | 2025 | 1 hotel franchise (50% stake) |
Films
List of films produced by The Generation Essentials Group or in a partnership with The Generation Essentials Group (or prior to the groups creation as AMTD or AMTD WME):
| Name | Year
released |
Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shock Wave 2 | 2020 | Herman Yau | |
| The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell | 2023 | Herman Yau | |
| Moscow Mission | Herman Yau | ||
| The Goldfinger | Felix Chong | ||
| She's Got No Name | 2024 | Peter Chan | |
| The Last Dance | Anselm Chan | ||
| Atonement | 2025 | Ronald Cheng, Mark Wu | |
| A Gilded Game | Herman Yau | ||
| as The Generation Essentials Group | |||
| My First of May | 2025 | James Hung | |
| Mother Bhumi | Chong Keat Aun | ||
| Raging Havoc | TBA | Derek Kwok | |
Notes
References
- ↑ "The Generation Essentials Group". https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/TGE:US?embedded-checkout=true.
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem" (in en-US). https://www.techinasia.com/amtd-digital-acquires-fintechfocused-online-content-firm-hong-kong.
- ↑ "L’Officiel Inc. Acquired by Hong Kong’s AMTD International" (in en). 24 January 2022. https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/media/lofficiel-acquired-by-hong-kongs-amtd-international/.
- ↑ "L'OFFICIEL Coffee Launches at the World Economic Forum in Davos" (in en). https://www.lofficielusa.com/davos/lofficiel-coffee-launches-world-economic-forum-davos.
- ↑ "Hong Kong–Based AMTD Buys the Art Newspaper" (in en-US). 25 October 2023. https://www.artforum.com/news/hong-kongbased-amtd-buys-art-newspaper-518557/.
- ↑ "AMTD World Media and Entertainment Group ("AMTD WME") is officially established by AMTD Group, AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) and AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD)" (in en). 11 August 2023. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230811153641/en/AMTD-World-Media-and-Entertainment-Group-%E2%80%9CAMTD-WME%E2%80%9D-is-officially-established-by-AMTD-Group-AMTD-IDEA-Group-NYSE-AMTD-SGX-HKB-and-AMTD-Digital-Inc.-NYSE-HKD.
- ↑ "Latham Advises Black Spade Acquisition II Co on US$488 Million Business Combination With WME" (in en). https://www.lw.com/en/news/2025/01/latham-advises-black-spade-acquisition-ii-co-on-us488-million-business-combination-with-wme.
- ↑ "AMTD Digital 2024 Annual Report". https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1809691/000121390025018782/ea0231719-20f_amtd.htm. "In addition, WM&E licenses L’Officiel and The Art Newspaper trademarks and domain names and other intellectual properties it uses in is business from AMTD Group Inc."
- ↑ Lee, Zinnia. "Casino Tycoon Lawrence Ho’s SPAC Swings Wildly After Merger With ‘Media And Entertainment Group’" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/zinnialee/2025/06/06/casino-tycoon-lawrence-hos-spac-swings-wildly-after-merger-with-media-and-entertainment-group/.
- ↑ Carrera, Martino (16 April 2025). "EXCLUSIVE: L’Officiel Ventures Into Hospitality With First Coffee Outpost in Tokyo" (in en-US). https://wwd.com/business-news/media/lofficiel-opens-coffee-hospitality-space-tokyo-omotesando-1237087242/.
- ↑ "TGE to Acquire Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Perth". https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article138835.html#:~:text=The%20Generation%20Essentials%20Group,%20a,in%20the%20global%20hospitality%20sector..
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