RBA Revistas and Edipresse Hymsa have reached an agreement to merge their magazine publishing activities. The new company will be called RBA Edipresse S.A. and will regroup the current activities of both entities. RBA Edipresse will be the leading publishing company in Spain in terms of the number of titles, circulation, audience and a gross turnover of over 250 million Euros.
RBA Holding will own 67% of this new company, while the Edipresse Group will own the remaining 33%. However, the shareholder's agreement and the spirit of the deal will give both partners equal rights for major decisions.
RBA Edipresse will be chaired by Ricardo Rodrigo, Chairman of the RBA Group, and Pierre Lamunière, Chairman of the Edipresse Group, will be Vice-Chairman of the new company.
RBA Revistas publishes such leading titles as National Geographic, Historia National Geographic, Viajes National Geographic, El Mueble, Arquitectura y Diseño, Cosas de Casa, Casas de Campo, Casa al Día, Única, Cuerpomente, Mente Sana, Saber Vivir, Línea Saludable, Integral, Cosas de Cocina, Cocina Sana, Speak Up and Barbie o Amiga.
Edipresse Hymsa's stable of well known titles includes Lecturas, Lecturas Cocina, Lecturas Moda, Sorpresa, Clara, In Style, Cocina Fácil, Comer Bien, Comer y Beber, Habitania, Grupo Labores del Hogar, Ideas y Puntos, Patrones, Rutas del Mundo and Tu Bebé, as well as Edipresse's 50% partnership in Semana, the other 50% remaining in the ownership of the Montiel family.
The joint portfolios of the RBA Edipresse are very complementary and the new entity will command a leadership position in the People and Celebrity, Science and Discovery, Decoration, Women's Up-Market, Women's Advisory, Health and Wellness, Needlework and Dressmaking and Cooking segments.
Furthermore as both organizations are family run enterprises which have been built on similar values of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, RBA Edipresse will be well positioned for further expansion.
For further information, please contact:
Edipresse Group
Gregory Blatt, Managing Director Marketing, Communications and Strategy
Tél. +41 (0) 21 349 45 51 – Fax +41 (0) 21 349 45 36
Email
www.edipresse.com
RBA Group
Juan Manuel Rodrigo, Managing Director, RBA Revistas, S.A.
Tél. +34 (93) 415 73 74 – Fax +34 (93) 217 73 78
Email
www.rba.es
The Edipresse Group is a media and communications company, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The company publishes over 160 magazines and newspapers in 18 countries including Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, France, China and several other Asian countries.
RBA Group is a family group with one hundred percent Spanish capital. This independence gives the company the freedom to operate in a highly competitive market. In fifteen years, the RBA Group has grown spectacularly, becoming a leader in all the activities in which it operates: magazines, part works and specialised books.
