Edipresse is a company headquartered in

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. Its main activities are magazine publishing, real estate and digital ventures.

History

The company was founded in 1907 by Paul Allenspach, publisher of the newspaper ''

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''. In 1937, the Lamunière and Payot families took joint control over the company. In 1982, Marc and Pierre Lamunière acquired majority control of the company, which became Edipresse SA. In the 1980s, Edipresse's operations – newspaper and magazine publishing, printing – took place only in Switzerland. During the 1990s, the group expanded its activities internationally, mainly in Southern and Eastern Europe. In 2005, Edipresse entered several Asian markets.

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(previously Edipresse Media Asia) publishes Tatler in Hong Kong, the Philippines, mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. In September 2019, Edipresse Media Asia announced that it would be renamed Tatler Asia Group beginning January 2020. In March 2009, Edipresse announced its Swiss operations would gradually be incorporated to those of the

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, of which Edipresse became a shareholder. The merger was finalised in April 2012. Edipresse quit the Swiss stock exchange in 2011.

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* http://www.edipresse.com * https://www.tatlerasia.com/ {{Authority control Companies based in Lausanne Magazine publishing companies Mass media in Lausanne Mass media companies of Switzerland Newspaper companies Pan-European media companies Publishing companies established in 1907 Publishing companies of Switzerland Swiss companies established in 1907 2012 mergers and acquisitions 1937 mergers and acquisitions 1982 mergers and acquisitions Companies formerly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange