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Leya

Logo: leya.com3

Portuguese multinational book publishing company

Grupo Leya is a Portuguese multinational book publishing company established in January 2007 as a holding company incorporating some of the biggest Portuguese and Brazilian publishers and two of the largest African publishers. LeYa is the largest general-interest trade book publisher but it also publishes fiction, nonfiction and children's books, being also one of the most important Portuguese textbook and study book publisher. Isaías Gomes Teixeira, a board member, has announced in 2008 that Leya's revenue target was c.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2008Founded1
  • Industrybook publishing1
  • HeadquartersLisbon1
  • Websitewww.leya.com/pt
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Grupo Leya is a Portuguese multinational book publishing company established in January 2007 as a holding company incorporating some of the biggest Portuguese and Brazilian publishers and two of the largest African publishers. LeYa is the largest general-interest trade book publisher but it also publishes fiction, nonfiction and children's books, being also one of the most important Portuguese textbook and study book publisher.2

Corporate structure

Leya sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • book

Listed on Wikidata.1

Texto Editores created in 1977, based in Amadora, Portugal.

Edições Asa, founded in 1951 and acquired in 2007

Editorial Caminho, founded in 1975, acquired in 2007 and best known for publishing José Saramago works.

Dom Quixote, founded in 1965 and acquired from Planeta in 2007.

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Gailivro, founded in 1987 and acquired in 2007.

Nova Gaia, founded in 1985 and acquired in 2007.

Oficina do Livro and Casa das Letras, the former publishing company of Diário de Notícias, acquired in 2008.

Academia do Livro

Caderno

Estrela Polar

Livros d'Hoje

Lua de Papel

Ndjira, from Mozambique

Novagaia

Nzila, from Angola

Quinta Essência

Sebenta

Teorema

From Wikipedia’s article on Grupo Leya, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Miguel Maria de Sá Pais do Amaral

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2007Acquired Editora Ndjira1

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded Founded1

Sources

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