Originally published as a special edition of Nice-Matin, Monaco-Matin was established as an independent newspaper through an agreement between Gérard Bavastro, president of Nice-Matin, and Michel Lévêque, Monaco's Minister of State, on 17 December 1997; its first issue was published on 31 December 1997.
Monaco-Matin and its sister newspapers, Nice-Matin and Var-Matin[fr], are published by Groupe Nice-Matin[fr]. In August 2007, Groupe Hersant Média[fr] acquired the group. However, following financial difficulties, the group was sold to an employee cooperative (SCIC[fr]) in November 2014. In February 2020, Xavier Niel acquired 100% of the group via his NJJ Holding company.
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