HPI Groupe

HPI Groupe is a French radio-broadcasting company established in 1993 by Hervé du Plessix. The company is based in Courcouronnes, in the Île-de-France region, and operates in the French radio sector. Its activities have centered on owning and developing radio stations rather than on consumer products or a broad diversified media portfolio. The group’s principal known asset is Évasion FM, a regional radio station serving the Île-de-France area. Du Plessix has also been associated with Évasion FM as its president since 1991, predating the formal establishment of HPI Groupe. This relationship indicates that the company was created as a corporate structure around an existing radio operation and its subsequent development. At the end of 2010, HPI Groupe acquired Chante France from Pierre Bellanger, the chief executive of the French radio network Skyrock. The transaction expanded HPI Groupe’s station portfolio and was accompanied by plans to develop Chante France on a national basis. Chante France is positioned as a music-oriented radio service, while Évasion FM has a regional Île-de-France footprint, giving the group exposure to both regional broadcasting and a potentially wider French audience. Hervé du Plessix has remained the company’s central publicly identified executive and has served as its president since its founding. Public reference material provides limited information about HPI Groupe’s ownership structure, revenue, workforce, detailed programming strategy, digital services, or current station portfolio. Accordingly, the group is best described as a privately held French radio operator whose documented history is closely linked to Évasion FM, the acquisition of Chante France, and its founder-president.

HPI Groupe was founded in France in 1993 by Hervé du Plessix, who became and remained its president. The company was established in the context of du Plessix’s involvement with Évasion FM, an Île-de-France regional radio station. He had served as president of Évasion FM since 1991, two years before the formation of HPI Groupe. The available historical record therefore presents the group as a corporate vehicle connected to an established regional radio operation. Évasion FM is the central station associated with HPI Groupe. Its broadcasting activity is regional, serving listeners in Île-de-France. The station gives the group a geographically defined presence in one of France’s principal media markets, while also distinguishing HPI Groupe from national radio networks with broader countrywide coverage. The group’s principal documented expansion occurred at the end of 2010, when it acquired Chante France from Pierre Bellanger. Bellanger was identified as the chief executive of Skyrock, a French radio network. HPI Groupe reportedly intended to develop Chante France nationally following the acquisition. This transaction broadened the group’s activities beyond its regional Évasion FM base and created a route toward a wider French broadcasting footprint. The available reference material does not establish whether the national development plan was fully implemented, nor does it provide detailed information about later ownership changes, programming formats, audience performance, financial results, digital products, or additional acquisitions. It also does not identify a separate corporate parent or publicly traded listing. On the documented evidence, HPI Groupe remains a French private radio company whose history is defined by its 1993 foundation, its continuing association with Évasion FM, and its 2010 acquisition of Chante France.

• 2010

  Acquisition of Chante France

  [1]HPI Groupeen.wikipedia.org

  At the end of 2010, HPI Groupe acquires Chante France from Pierre Bellanger and announces plans to develop the station nationally.

• 1993

  HPI Groupe is founded

  [1]HPI Groupeen.wikipedia.org

  Hervé du Plessix establishes HPI Groupe in France and becomes its president.

• 1991

  Hervé du Plessix becomes president of Évasion FM

  [1]HPI Groupeen.wikipedia.org

  Hervé du Plessix is identified as president of the regional Île-de-France radio station Évasion FM, before the creation of HPI Groupe.

A French radio operator focused on regional broadcasting through Évasion FM and the development of music-radio assets, including Chante France.

• Regional radio station

  Évasion FM

  Évasion FM is a regional radio station broadcasting in the Île-de-France region. It is the principal station historically associated with HPI Groupe and was led by Hervé du Plessix as president from 1991. The station represents the group’s regional broadcasting base and its most clearly documented operating asset.

• Music radio station

  Chante France

  Chante France is a French radio station acquired by HPI Groupe at the end of 2010 from Pierre Bellanger. Following the transaction, HPI Groupe planned to expand the station nationally. The available reference material does not provide further detail on its subsequent ownership, coverage, programming, or current status.

• 2010

  Acquire Chante France and pursue national developmentM&A

  Background

  HPI Groupe had a regional broadcasting base through Évasion FM and sought to broaden its radio portfolio through the purchase of Chante France from Pierre Bellanger.

  Action taken

  The group acquired Chante France at the end of 2010 and outlined plans to develop the station nationally.

  Aftermath

  The reference material records the intended national expansion but does not document its results or the station’s later ownership and operating performance.

  Source

1. 1HPI Groupeen.wikipedia.org