The Generation Essentials Group
French media and entertainment company
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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.
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 5, 2025 |
| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | thegenerationessentials |
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[a] | Operated through L'Officiel |
| L'Officiel Hommes | 1977 | 2022[a] | Operated through L'Officiel |
| The Art Newspaper | 1990 | 2023[a] | Operated through The Art Newspaper |
| La Revue des Montres | 1991 | 2022[a] | Operated through L'Officiel |
| DigFin | 2017 | 2021[a] | |
| The Art of Luxury | 2023 | 2023[a] | Operated through The Art Newspaper |
| Hospitality | |||
| iClub AMTD Hotels | 2020 | 2020[a] | 1 hotel |
| Dao by Dorsett AMTD Hotels | 2022 | 2022[a] | 2 hotels (1 under development) |
| L'Officiel Coffee | 2023 | 2023[a] | 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 | ||
| Scare Out | 2026 | Zhang Yimou | |
| Raging Havoc | TBA | Derek Kwok | |
Notes
- Acquired by AMTD before the establishment of The Generation Essentials Group