Groupe Madrigall took over a majority share in Éditions Gallimard in the late 1990s.

At the end of the 1990s, the Gallimard family repurchased shares from two of the company's three main corporate shareholders, namely the Italian publisher Einaudi (then owned by the holding company of Silvio Berlusconi, Fininvest via Arnoldo Mondadori Editore) and the French media agency Havas.

As a result, Madrigall had a 60 percent majority holding in Éditions Gallimard.

[6] In September 2012, Madrigall acquired Groupe Flammarion, previously owned by the Italian RCS MediaGroup, for €251,000,000.

[7] In October 2013, the French conglomerate LVMH acquired a stake of up to 9.5% in Groupe Madrigall to the tune of €30,000,000, in particular to pay off Groupe Madrigall's debt after the purchase of Flammarion in 2012.