US EditionFrench Film Studio Pathé Brings in Shipping Billionaire Rodolphe Saadé as New Shareholder
- Rodolphe Saadé's family holding, Merit France, acquired a 20% stake in French cinema company Pathé in 2025.
- This investment follows Pathé's need to modernize its cinema network and expand its production of internationally focused films and series.
- Founded in 1896, Pathé is France’s largest and oldest film enterprise, involved in creating, distributing, and screening films, and it manages several cinema chains and media outlets throughout Europe.
- Jérôme Seydoux, Pathé's owner, stated the partnership will help continue working with valued talent and attract those sharing international ambitions, while Saadé committed to promoting French film culture worldwide.
- The long-term partnership aims to accelerate Pathé's growth and modernization, giving Saadé's family a foothold in the cultural sector amid a changing industry landscape.
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Cinema: the Saadé family joins the capital of Pathé to the tune of 20%
Through its holding Merit France, the boss of the marine transport company CMA CGM makes its entry into the production and distribution of films. Rodolphe Saadé had previously invested the world of media by buying in particular "La Provence" and BFM TV.
French Film Studio Pathé Brings in Shipping Billionaire Rodolphe Saadé as New Shareholder
After plotting an IPO that didn’t happen, Jérôme Seydoux’s venerable French studio Pathé is welcoming a new shareholder, Rodolphe Saadé, a French-Lebanese shipping billionaire who’s taken a 20% stake in the company through his family holding, Merit France. Saadé also runs CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, which also recently nabbed 10% of France’s second […]
Logistics Billionaire Rodolphe Saadé Takes 20% Stake In French Studio Pathé
French film studio Pathé has announced a strategic partnership with French Lebanese logistics tycoon Rodolphe Saadé, under which his family holding company Merit France has taken a 20% stake in the company. Founded in Founded in 1896, Pathé is France’s biggest and oldest film company spanning production, distribution and exhibition. The company the move would help accelerate its growth in an evolving macroeconomic and industrial landscape. I…
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energynewsbeat.coRodolphe Saadé takes stake in French cinema giant
CMA CGM head Rodolphe Saadé’s sprawling media empire has another marquee brand. Merit France, Saadé’s family holding, has taken a 20% stake in French cinema giant Pathé for an undisclosed sum. “Welcoming the Saadé family as a partner will accelerate the growth and modernisation of Pathé. It will also allow us to continue working with the …
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