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 AMTD Digital 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 (AMTD WME) 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). 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 in Perth, Australia.
Subsidiaries +List of The Generation Essentials Group subsidiariesNameYear foundedYear acquiredNotesMediaL'Officiel19212022Operated through L'OfficielL'Officiel Hommes19772022Operated through L'OfficielThe Art Newspaper19902023Operated through The Art NewspaperLa Revue des Montres19912022Operated through L'OfficielL'Officiel Art20122022Operated through L'OfficielDigFin20172021The Art of Luxury20232023Operated through The Art NewspaperHospitalityiClub AMTD Hotels202020201 hotelDao by Dorsett AMTD Hotels202220222 hotels (1 under development)L'Officiel Coffee202320233 coffeehouses (1 under development)L'Officiel Bar202520252 barsRitz-Carlton198320251 hotel franchise (50% stake)Upper View Regalia201820251 hotelAMTD IDEA Hotels202620261 hotel
Films List of films produced by The Generation Essentials Group or in a partnership with The Generation Essentials Group (or prior to the groups creation as AMTD or AMTD WME): +List of The Generation Essentials Group filmsNameYear releasedDirectorNotesShock Wave 22020Herman YauThe White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell2023Herman YauMoscow MissionHerman YauThe GoldfingerFelix ChongShe's Got No Name2024Peter ChanThe Last DanceAnselm ChanAtonement2025Ronald Cheng, Mark WuA Gilded GameHerman Yauas The Generation Essentials GroupMy First of May2025James HungMother BhumiChong Keat AunScare Out2026Zhang YimouDog Day EveningTin Shu MakRaging HavocTBADerek Kwok
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