The Generation Essentials Group

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