Tugdual Denis leaves the management of Valeurs Actuelles

Surprise change at the head of Valeurs Actuelles, almost a year after the share was taken over by a trio of investors. Tugdual Denis left the editorial management of the weekly this Monday, “on the decision of Valmonde shareholders taken in mid-August”, announced this evening a press release from Valeurs Actuelles. “Under his leadership, the newspaper has initiated its digital transformation and broadened the spectrum of sensitivities it welcomes,” he adds.

Owned for a decade by the Safa family, the weekly founded in 1966 by Raymond Bourgine was bought in January 2025 by a trio of entrepreneurs led by Benjamin La Combe, associated with Pierre-Édouard Stérin and the Caude family.

According to our information, shareholders have been actively looking for several weeks, even several months, for a successor to Tugdual Denis. They approached profiles outside the editorial staff, but were refused and have still not found a successor.

An eviction disconnected from the Charles Sapin affair

The timing of the announcement may therefore be surprising…