Bolloré

Bolloré S.E. (French pronunciation: [bɔlɔʁe]) is a French conglomerate headquartered in Puteaux, on the western outskirts of Paris, France. Founded in 1822, the company was originally specialized in the fine paper and plastic film industry, its historic business. The group subsequently diversified into international freight transport, oil storage and pipelines in France, solid state batteries, access control systems for buildings, palm oil and rubber in Asia and Africa, olive groves in the US and wine production in France. From the 2000s onwards, advertising, media, and communications were added to the mix. In 2004, the group ranked amongst the top 200 European companies.

In 2009, Bolloré sold its long-standing cigarette paper business. In 2024, the company withdrew from the transport and logistics sectors by selling its subsidiary Bolloré Transport & Logistics to Swiss and French shipping companies MSC and CMA CGM. The group then organized the split of the Vivendi conglomerate, which it controls. Since then, it has directly held 30.4% of each of the new entities created: Canal+ S.A. (audiovisual), listed in London, Louis Hachette Group (press and publishing), Havas (communications) and a much smaller remaining entity retaining the name Vivendi.

The group is also present in the music industry, controlling 18% of Universal Music Group, as well as 10% via Vivendi. The company is listed on the Euronext exchange in Paris, but the Bolloré family retains majority control of the company through a complex and indirect holding structure.

The company is led by Cyrille Bolloré, the son of Vincent Bolloré.