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WHO ARE WE ?
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A educational, scientific and academic publishing group
Our history
Since the A. De Boeck publishing house was founded in 1889, the constitution of the De Boeck Group has been a gradual process, accelerating during two recent periods :
1985-1999 : consolidation and acquisition of various publishing companies, some founded in the 18th century
1985 : merger of two Belgian educational publishers, Wesmael and De Boeck
1986 : foundation of De Boeck Université
1987 : acquisition of Dessain, an educational publisher specialising in classical languages
1991 : purchase of Larcier, a company specialising in legal publishing
1994 : acquisition of Duculot
since 2000 : development of the nexus resulting from these events, and expansion.
* In 2000, the De Boeck Group made two further acquisitions in Flanders, the educational publishers De Sikkel and the educational wing of Standaard Uitgeverij, now regrouped under the name of Uitgeverij De Boeck.
* This period, marked by the digital revolution, also saw the creation of DBiT, a Group subsidiary specialising in electronic document management, and the acquisition of the Belgian tax information portal FiscalNet.
* The diversification of our activities also had a geographical dimension – the acquisition in France of Editions médicales Estem, based in Paris, and the creation of De Boeck Diffusion or DBD, our French marketing subsidiary. These two developments are an indication of the Group’s will to strengthen its presence in France.
Our 205 employees now operate across three countries, France, Luxembourg and Belgium, where, apart from our head office in Brussels, we have three editorial offices: in Louvain-la-Neuve, Antwerp and Ghent.
In 2007, Editis ‘signs up’ the De Boeck Group and develops its position as a major European publisher in the Education sector. Editis and the De Boeck Group have signed an agreement for the acquisition of the De Boeck Group by Editis. Further to this transaction, Editis will hold 100% of the De Boeck Group.
Our publishing houses
De Boeck
Duculot
Estem
Larcier
Strada
Lexalis
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Editorial
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In 2010, access to knowledge will constitute, more than ever, a key factor to both individual and collective developments.
The Group De Boeck’s main mission will therefore consist in contributing to face this challenge even further to the benefit of the largest possible number of people. Georges Hoyos Managing director Group De Boeck |
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