Are Tamedia and Ringier interested in buying L'Agefi?

It was already known that the French-speaking Swiss company GSMN, the former Agen holding company, was looking into selling its press division. Now another rumor is making the rounds: Tamedia and Ringier are interested in acquiring the business newspaper L'Agefi and the women's magazine Profil Femme from GSMN. As reported by Le Temps, Tamedia is already preparing an offer. The purchase would strengthen the business newspaper Finanz & Wirtschaft and the women's magazine Annabelle with a counterpart in French-speaking Switzerland. However, the Zurich media company was unable to comment when asked by Werbewoche: "We do not comment on rumors. Both Finanz & Wirtschaft and Annabelle are successful and there is no reason to fundamentally change the concept," explained spokesman Christoph Zimmer. Ringier is also refraining from commenting: "As a matter of principle, we do not comment on market rumors," explained company spokesman Marco Castellaneta. Ringier is already present on the women's magazine market in French-speaking Switzerland with the title Edelweiss. The GSMN Group (Genolier Swiss Medical Network) combines clinics and media under one roof, but announced in May that it would concentrate on the healthcare sector in future.