Turnover: 1.3 billion EUR (2022)
Country: France
Founded in 1912, the Barrier Group is a French reference in the luxury hotel industry and a leader in casinos in France.
The group owns 16 hotels in mainland France, located mainly in the provinces, one in Saint-Barthélemy and one in Marrakech. The group also owns 34 casinos. The group's activities also include thalassotherapy centers and several golf courses.
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The Barrière family regains control of its entire group 31/07/2023
- Barrière is a major French player in the casino and luxury hotel sectors.
- Fimalac owned 40% of Société de Participation Deauvillaise, but has now sold its shares for around 325 million euros.
- The succession to the company's presidency took place last April with the arrival of Alexandre Barrière, the eldest son of CEO Dominique Desseigne.
- The family's children, who already owned 60% of the capital before Fimalac's exit, now have full control of the company.

Heirs to Barrière hotels and casinos regain control 31/07/2023
- Founding of the Lucien Barrière Group: 111 years ago
- Today, the group is the leading casino operator in France and Switzerland
- Coexistence with a minority shareholder, Accor, since 1989 and Fimalac since 2011
- Purchase of Fimalac shares by the group's heirs: 325 million euros
- Group made up of two entities: Groupe Lucien Barrière and SFCMC
- Number of properties: 19 hotels (mostly 5-star, including a palace in Courchevel), 32 casinos, 1 gaming club, over 150 bars and restaurants, 16 spas, a thalassotherapy center and a balneotherapy center
- Number of employees: approx. 6,500
- Sales in 2022: €1.3 billion.
- The SFCMC group includes a casino, three beach hotels and seven restaurants.
In 2018, the Lucien Barrière Group was in the process of selling the operation of its only spa site in Enghien-les-Bains to Valvital, which offers contracted spa treatments (ENT and respiratory tract) as well as treatments for voice rehabilitation, stress management and smoking cessation
Financial Data
DUNS: 320050859
Legal Name: GROUPE LUCIEN BARRIERE
Address: 33 RUE D'ARTOIS , 75008 PARIS 8
Number of employees: 0 salarié (2023)
Capital: 1 215 145 EUR
Financial Data:
Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 23 192 338 | 26 592 268 | 29 237 888 | 28 088 268 | 27 249 638 | 26 137 720 | 23 845 491 |
Gross margin (€) | 27 159 208 | 30 482 531 | 32 814 712 | 33 609 833 | 34 967 388 | 69 687 819 | - |
EBITDA (€) | -7 226 634 | -12 068 681 | -15 247 385 | -11 460 675 | -7 940 567 | -10 493 489 | - |
Operating profit (€) | -10 271 867 | -17 765 393 | -20 334 045 | -19 125 562 | -8 057 962 | 25 665 726 | - |
Net profit (€) | 45 109 979 | -105 083 352 | 44 420 825 | 54 154 330 | 48 029 416 | 76 539 512 | 4 140 688 |
Turnover growth rate (%) | -12,8 | -9 | 4,1 | 3,1 | 4,3 | 9,6 | - |
Ebitda margin rate (%) | -31,2 | -45,4 | -52,1 | -40,8 | -29,1 | -40,1 | - |
Operating margin rate (%) | -44,3 | -66,8 | -69,5 | -68,1 | -29,6 | 98,2 | - |
Working Capital (turnover days) | 4 594,9 | 3 431 | 3 505,9 | 3 482,2 | 3 319,5 | 3 092,3 | - |
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | -14,5 | -44,8 | -10,6 | -14,1 | 23,3 | -43,9 | - |
Net margin (%) | 194,5 | -395,2 | 151,9 | 192,8 | 176,3 | 292,8 | - |
Added value / Turnover (%) | 37,8 | 17,9 | 16,2 | 20,5 | 36,1 | 28,1 | - |
Wages and social charges (€) | 17 693 310 | 18 635 961 | 21 213 144 | 18 777 325 | 19 228 426 | 18 838 602 | - |
Salaries / Turnover (%) | 76,3 | 70,1 | 72,6 | 66,9 | 70,6 | 72,1 | - |
Company Managers:
Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Président du conseil d'administration | Dominique | Desseigne | 79 | |
Président | Dominique | Desseigne | 79 | |
Administrateur | Jean-Henri | Todt | 77 | |
Administrateur | Thierry | Moulonguet | 72 | |
Administrateur | Marc | Ladreit de Lacharriere | 82 | |
Administrateur | Alexandre | Desseigne-Barriere | 36 | |
Administrateur | Didier | Valet | 55 | |
Administrateur | Nicolas | Sarkozy de Nagy Bocsa | 68 | |
Administrateur | David | Layani | 44 | |
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant | Jean-Christophe | Georghiou | 58 |
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