Private company

EBRA Group

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

EBRA Group is a French media group based in Houdemont.¹ It was founded by Gérard Lignac.¹ It employed 3,200 people in 2025.¹ Its revenue was €479 million in 2025.¹ It is part of Caisse Fédérale de Crédit Mutuel.¹

Die EBRA Mediengruppe (Groupe EBRA, Est Bourgogne Rhône Alpes) mit Sitz in Houdemont im Département Meurthe-et-Moselle in der Region Grand Est ist ein Medienkonzern in der Rechtsform einer Holding mit Beteiligungen an gedruckten und elektronischen Medien in Frankreich. Die Gesellschaft verlegt Tageszeitungen in Ostfrankreich und betreibt Online-Anzeigenportale sowie Dienstleistungen im Bereich Neue Medien und Unternehmenskommunikation. EBRA hat einen Marktanteil von 9,4 % an den nationalen Titeln und 18 % an der Tagespresse (2019).² From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

HeadquartersHoudemont, France¹
Websitewww.ebra.fr
Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée³
LEI969500E03OF1DVYAVJ85³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered address4 RUE FREDERIC-GUILLAUME RAIFFEISEN, 67000 Strasbourg, France³
Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 489375261³

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Corporate structure

EBRA Group is part of a group headed by CONFEDERATION NATIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL. 564 entities, 10 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

CONFEDERATION NATIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL Paris, France
- Caisse centrale du Crédit mutuel Paris, France
- Caisse Fédérale de Crédit Mutuel Strasbourg, France
  - Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel Strasbourg, France
    - Banque Européenne du Crédit Mutuel Strasbourg, France
    - COFIDIS GROUP Villeneuve-D'Ascq, France
      - 3 more
    - Crédit Mutuel Home Loan SFH Paris, France
    - EBRA Group Strasbourg, France
      - 12 more
    - Targobank Düsseldorf, Germany
      - 2 more
    - CREDIT MUTUEL CAUTION HABITAT Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    - FACTOFRANCE Subsidiary · Courbevoie, France
      - 1 more
    - GROUPE DES ASSURANCES DU CREDIT MUTUEL Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      - 14 more
    - LYF Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    - MUTUELLES INVESTISSEMENT Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    - PAYSURF Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
    - SOCIETE DU JOURNAL L'EST REPUBLICAIN Subsidiary · Houdemont, France
    - TARGO Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
    - TARGO Factoring GmbH Subsidiary · Mainz, Germany
  - Cofidis Subsidiary · 79.99% · Villeneuve-D'Ascq, France
    - Cofidis 100% · Praha 5, Czechia
    - COFIDIS S.A. SUCURSAL EN ESPANA (COFIDIS S.A. SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA) Subsidiary · Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
    - COFIDIS Branch · Villeneuve D'Ascq, France
    - COFIDIS S.A. (SPOLKA AKCYJNA) ODDZIAL W POLSCE (COFIDIS S.A. (SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA) ODDZIAŁ W POLSCE) Branch · Villeneuve D'Ascq, France
    - COFIDIS SA, pobocka zahranicnej banky (COFIDIS SA, pobočka zahraničnej banky) Branch · Villeneuve-D'Ascq, France
  - Monabanq Subsidiary · 79.99% · Villeneuve-D'Ascq, France
  - Beobank Subsidiary · Brussel, Belgium
  - French Industrial and Commercial Bank Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Banque CIC Ouest Nantes, France
    - Banque de Luxembourg Luxembourg, Luxembourg
      - 2 more
    - Banque Transatlantique Paris, France
      - 4 more
    - Crédit Mutuel Factoring Courbevoie, France
    - Crédit Mutuel Leasing Courbevoie, France
    - Crédit Mutuel Real Estate Lease Paris, France
    - banque Scalbert-Dupont Subsidiary
    - ALCESTE 2796 BAIL 28 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - ANTIGONE H2791 BAIL 27 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - BANK CIC (SCHWEIZ) AG Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
    - BANQUE CIC EST Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
      - 1 more
    - BANQUE CIC NORD OUEST Subsidiary · Lille, France
    - BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST Subsidiary · Bordeaux, France
    - CAROLINE 58 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 60 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 61 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 62 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 72 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 73 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 74 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 75 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 76 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 77 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 78 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CAROLINE 79 Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - and 53 more
  - Euro Information Subsidiary · France
  - FEDERATION DU CREDIT MUTUEL Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
- Caisse fédérale du crédit mutuel de Maine-Anjou et Basse-Normandie Laval, France
  - HelloAsso Begles, France
  - ALLIANCE POUR L'INNOVATION ASSOCIATIVE ET CITOYENNE Subsidiary · Laval, France
  - VOLNEY ASSURANCES Subsidiary · Laval, France
  - VOLNEY BOCAGE Subsidiary · Laval, France
  - VOLNEY DEVELOPPEMENT Subsidiary · Laval, France
  - VOLNEY HABITAT Subsidiary · Laval, France
  - VOLNEY PATRIMOINE Subsidiary · Laval, France
- Crédit mutuel Arkéa Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
  - Monext Aix-En-Provence, France
  - Keytrade Bank Subsidiary · Brussels metropolitan area
  - ARKEA BANKING SERVICES Subsidiary · Vincennes, France
  - ARKEA BANQUE ENTREPRISES ET INSTITUTIONNELS Subsidiary · Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
  - ARKEA CREDIT BAIL Subsidiary · Saint-Gregoire, France
  - ARKEA HOME LOANS SFH Subsidiary · Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
  - ARKEA PUBLIC SECTOR SCF Subsidiary · Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
  - ARKEA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - P-EUROS Paris, France
      - 1 more
    - TRANSITIONS EUROPE Fund · Paris, France
  - CAISSE DE BRETAGNE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AGRICOLE Subsidiary · Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
  - CREDIT FONCIER ET COMMUNAL D'ALSACE ET DE LORRAINE BANQUE Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
  - FEDERAL FINANCE Subsidiary · Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
    - ARKEA ASSET MANAGEMENT Subsidiary · Le Relecq-Kerhuon, France
      - 139 more
  - Max Subsidiary · France
  - SURAVENIR Subsidiary · Brest, France
  - SURAVENIR ASSURANCES Subsidiary · St-Herblain, France
- Fortuneo Courbevoie, France
  - ARKEA DIRECT BANK Branch · Courbevoie, France
- BAIL ACTEA Subsidiary · Lille, France
- BAIL ACTEA IMMOBILIER Subsidiary · Paris, France
- CAISSE AGRICOLE CREDIT MUTUEL Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
- CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU SUD-EST Subsidiary · Lyon, France
- CAISSE REG DU CREDIT MUT SAVOIE MONT BLANC Subsidiary · Annecy, France
- CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LOIRE- ATLANTIQUE ET DU CENTRE OUEST Subsidiary · Nantes, France
  - ATLANTIQUE HABITATIONS SA HLM Subsidiary · Saint-Herblain, France
  - LACOCIM Subsidiary · Nantes, France
  - SELACOFI Subsidiary · Nantes, France
- CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE NORMANDIE Subsidiary · Caen, France
- CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU Subsidiary · Angers, France
- CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DAUPHINE VIVARAIS Subsidiary · Valence, France
- CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MEDITERRANEEN Subsidiary · Marseille, France
- CIC CAPITAL (Suisse) SA Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
- CIC CAPITAL BELGIUM Subsidiary · Bruxelles, Belgium
- CIC Capital Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- CIC MARKET SOLUTIONS, INC. Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- Credit Mutuel Leasing GmbH (Crédit Mutuel Leasing GmbH) Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- EURO-INFORMATION EUROPEENNE DE TRAITEMENT DE L'INFORMATION Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
  - LYF SAS Subsidiary · Strasbourg, France
- FEDERATION CREDIT MUTUEL AGRICOLE RURAL Subsidiary · Paris, France
- GROUPE LA FRANCAISE Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - LA FRANCAISE FINANCE SERVICES Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - "LA FRANCAISE FINANCE SERVICES" O "LFFS ITALIAN BRANCH" Branch · Paris, France
    - LA FRANCAISE AM FINANCE SERVICES SUCURSAL EN ESPANA (LA FRANCAISE AM FINANCE SERVICES SUCURSAL EN ESPAÑA) Branch · Paris, France
    - LA FRANCAISE FINANCE SERVICES Branch · Paris, France
    - LFFS LUXEMBOURG BRANCH Branch · Paris, France
  - LA FRANCAISE REAL ESTATE MANAGERS Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CERTIVIA Fund · Paris, France
    - CERTIVIA 2 Fund · Paris, France
    - CHEMIN DU CORNILLON Fund · Paris, France
    - EPARGNE FONCIERE Fund · Paris, France
    - EPGF FRANCE INVESTMENTS Fund · Paris, France
    - GELF FRANCE Fund · Paris, France
    - GOLDSTONE Fund · Paris, France
    - HOLDIPIERRE Fund · Paris, France
    - ICF NOVEDIS PARTICIPATIONS Fund · Paris, France
    - LA FRANCAISE IMMOSR2 Fund · Paris, France
    - LF AVENIR SANTE Fund · Paris, France
    - LF CERENICIMO + Fund · Paris, France
    - LF EUROPIMMO Fund · Paris, France
    - LF IMMO GENERATIONS Fund · Paris, France
    - LF IMMO TOURISME Fund · Paris, France
    - LF OPSIS EPARGNE IMMOBILIERE Fund · Paris, France
    - LF REAL ESTATE VALUE ADDED Fund · Paris, France
    - LF RENOVIMMO Fund · Paris, France
    - LF RESIDENCES SENIORS Fund · Paris, France
    - LFP EUROPEAN FUND OF FUNDS Fund · Paris, France
    - LOGICOR Fund · Paris, France
    - MONTMARTRE CLADEL OPCI Fund · Paris, France
    - MULTIHABITATION 10 Fund · Paris, France
    - MULTIHABITATION 2 Fund · Paris, France
    - MULTIHABITATION 4 Fund · Paris, France
    - and 30 more
  - La Française Systematic Asset Management GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    - La Francaise Systematic ETF Dachfonds (La Française Systematic ETF Dachfonds) Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    - La Francaise Systematic ETF Portfolio Global (La Française Systematic ETF Portfolio Global) Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    - La Francaise Systematic European Equities (La Française Systematic European Equities) Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    - La Francaise Systematic Global Listed Infrastructure (La Française Systematic Global Listed Infrastructure) Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    - La Francaise Systematic Global Listed Real Estate (La Française Systematic Global Listed Real Estate) Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    - La Francaise Systematic Multi Asset Allocation (La Française Systematic Multi Asset Allocation) Fund · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  - LFIS CAPITAL Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Velvet Paris, France
    - CREDIT Fund · Paris, France
    - DISPERSION OPPORTUNITIES Fund · Paris, France
    - DIVERSIFIED MARKET NEUTRAL Fund · Paris, France
    - GLOBAL EQUITY THEMATIC SELECTION Fund · Paris, France
    - HORIZON CASH Fund · Paris, France
    - LFIS OBLI-OPPORTUNITES EURO Fund · Paris, France
    - LFIS VISION Fund · Paris, France
    - LFIS Vision UCITS Fund · Paris, France
    - MULTI-STRATEGY AMPLITUDE Fund · Paris, France
    - NAVIGATOR Fund · Paris, France
    - PREMIA ACCESS Fund · Paris, France
    - Premia OPT Fund · Paris, France
    - QUANT GLOBAL ALLOCATION Fund · Paris, France
    - SPG Fund · Paris, France
    - SYSTEMATIC OPPORTUNIITES Fund · Paris, France
  - NEW ALPHA ASSET MANAGEMENT Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - CNP LIQUID ALPHA Fund · Paris, France
    - COMPARTIMENT ARRCO Fund · Paris, France
    - FCP ABSOLUTE ALPHA Fund · Paris, France
    - FCP MULTI-ASSET INCOME Fund · Paris, France
    - MARGE CAPITAL MULTI-ASSET TOTAL RETURN Fund · Paris, France
    - NEWALPHA FINTECH Fund · Paris, France
    - NEWALPHA FINTECH II Fund · Paris, France
- TECHNOFLEX Subsidiary · Bidart, France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What EBRA Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
Humanoid
L'Alsace
L'Est Républicain
Le Bien Public
Le Dauphiné Libéré
Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire
Le Journal de la Haute-Marne
Le Progrès
Le Républicain Lorrain
Vaucluse Matin
Vosges Matin

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.¹

The story

Founded by Gérard Lignac.¹

Leadership

Who has led EBRA Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

Philippe Carli2017–2025

20202025

FounderGérard Lignac¹
ChairPhilippe Carli 2017 to Jan 2025¹

Products and brands

regional daily press

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Caisse Fédérale de Crédit Mutuel

Owners

Crédit Mutuel

Subsidiaries

Humanoid since Mar 2022

Also owns

Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace
L'Alsace
L'Est Républicain
Le Bien Public
Le Dauphiné Libéré
Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire
Le Journal de la Haute-Marne
Le Progrès
Le Républicain Lorrain
Vaucluse Matin
Vosges Matin

Parent company (GLEIF)

Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel³

Ultimate parent

CONFEDERATION NATIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL³

From Wikidata.¹ Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

Mar 2022Acquired Humanoid¹

Employees over time

20253,200¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

2025479.0M EUR¹

Net income

2025-35.0M EUR¹

Timeline

Mar 18, 2022Acquisition Acquired Humanoid¹
Jul 15, 2009Parent Directly consolidated by Banque Fédérative du Crédit Mutuel³
Feb 28, 2006Founded EBRA Group is founded³

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataEBRA Group on Wikidata
2
WikipediaEBRA Group on the German Wikipedia
3
GLEIFEBRA Group LEI record (969500E03OF1DVYAVJ85)
4
Wikimedia CommonsEBRA Group logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain