Ringier takes over 100 percent of Bärtschi Media
Ringier acquires 100 percent of the shares in the Bärtschi Media editorial office, which specializes in cars and mobility. The five employees will continue to be employed and will move their workplace to the Media Park in Zurich-Altstetten.
The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial details of the takeover. The five employees will in future work in the Media Park at Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland in Zurich-Altstetten. They all have many years of experience and are very well networked in the Swiss automotive world. As a competence center for cars and mobility, they will produce content and formats for the titles of the Blick Group and the magazines of Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz (including Schweizer Illustrierte, Schweizer LandLiebe, Style, Bilanz, Handelszeitung).
The previous owner and founder of the editorial office, Urs Bärtschi, will withdraw from the operational business. As of the closing of the transaction, he will continue to be available to Ringier as an advisor on a mandate basis - especially in matters relating to the setting of reporting topics and their successful marketing to advertising customers from the automotive industry.
