The Generation Essentials Group
The Generation Essentials Group 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
acquired the Hong Kong-based financial technology media outlet DigFin in 2021.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.
L'Officiel Coffee opened a pop-up coffeehouse at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in early 2023. In October 2023, AMTD purchased The Art Newspaper and the purchase included the newspapers The Art of Luxury magazine.
AMTD World Media and Entertainment Group was created in August 2023 to oversee on the entertainment, hospitality and media divisions of AMTD.
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 continues to licence The Art Newspaper and L'Officiel brands from AMTD Group. The Generation Essentials Group was listed on the NYSE following the completion of the agreement.
In 2025, L'Officiel Coffee and L'Officiel Bar opened their first permanent outlets in Tokyo, Japan. It was announced in November 2025 that TGE had signed an agreement to purchase The [Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company|The Ritz-Carlton Hotel] in Perth, Australia.