we know the name of the company which should obtain the concession for the Stade de France

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Looking for common ground for the Stade de France. The concession for the largest stadium in France, located in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), is up for grabs for the next 30 years from August 2025. Exit the construction giants Bouygues and Vinci, make way for the events specialist, GL Events.

In a press release dated December 10, 2024, the Lyon group prides itself on having entered into “exclusive negotiations with state services”. Enough to tickle the two historic former concessionaires of the stadium created in 1995. According to information from Chained duckthe latter decided to take legal action to “ unfair treatment between the candidates.

“Event destination”

However, they were the only ones to submit an application file on October 4. But their project estimated at 400 million euros to renovate the equipment did not convince the State. The specifications require work in the stadium to accommodate the French football and rugby teams nine times a year. As recalled The Teamthe football and rugby federations, integral parts of the process, have not yet given the green light for the selection of GL Events. Negotiations must continue until the end of January.

Olivier Ginon’s company, for its part, did not demand the Stade de France concession. “The Élysée asked him to act as a hare,” market players told the satirical newspaper. GL Events, which wishes to make the Stade de France “a real event destination”, is now pleased with “the quality of the work accomplished by the teams”, in the words of its CEO.

The expert in demountable structures, who supported Emmanuel Macron in 2017, is well known in Paris. He was notably designated forprovide 70% of sites of Olympic competitions for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Including the ephemeral Grand Palais which, after hosting the events relocated from the Grand Palais, was used for the judo events this summer. The wooden structure installed on the Champ-de-Mars, whose departure was agreed on November 30, 2024, plays overtime in front of the Eiffel Tower. The dismantling of the building will not ultimately take place before the “first quarter of 2025”, announced GL Events, which seems to be changing its tune. Exit the temporary, make way for the permanent.

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