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Edipresse company history timeline

1982

The Lamunière family bought 50 percent of Lousonna in 1982, while the Nicole family bought up the other half of the holding company, including the stake held by the Payot family, which in turn bought back control of Librarie Payot.

1987

The latter was then taken over by the Lamunière family's holding company, Lamunière S.A. In order to ensure control of its newspaper and magazine distribution, Lamunière acquired a 51 percent stake in Naville S.A. in 1987.

1988

Edipresse took full control of Financière de Presse in 1988, and acquired control of Librarie de Payot, as well as another distributor, Office du Livre Fribourg.

1990

These three were merged into a new entity, Payot Naville Distribution in 1990.

By 1990, Edipresse had become the dominant newspaper group in French-speaking Switzerland.

1992

1992 The company enters the Portuguese market.

1994

In 1994, the company acquired 70 percent of Family Circle S.A. in Spain.

1998

Edipresse acquired full control of that company in 1998, renaming it as Edipresse Polska.

1998 The company enters Greece with the purchase of a stake in Liberis Publications, and Romania through the purchase of the Romanian Publishing Group.

2001

In 2001, the company purchased the advertising sales agency Senger Media, which was subsequently renamed as Edipub.

2002

Marquis, J.F., "Concentration et Hiérarchisation dans la Presse en Suisse," A l'Encontre, January 2002.

2006

Over the next five years, the company built that title into a leader in the market, while expanding its portfolio of titles to 10 by 2006.

2011

Edipresse Group stepped out of the Swiss stock exchange in 2011.

2012

The merger was finalised in April 2012.

2021

The new regional website was launched in August 2021.

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