2011

Axon Active Holding AG takes over Soreco, one of Europe’s leading software providers in the business process management (BPM) sector.

2008

Takeover of Orell Füssli Business Information Ltd and its sister company Kompass Schweiz Verlag AG by Axon Active Holding AG.

2008

Integration of assets and all employees of KISS Kredit-Info-Service-System AG, a leading, internationally-active business information provider.

2007

Takeover of Videodata AG, long-term supplier to Teledata and publisher of the "Who owns Whom" reference work, which provides information about shareholding structures and participations of Swiss companies.

2003

Orell Füssli Holding AG’s business information activities were spun off to form an independent business: Establishment of Orell Füssli Business Information Ltd.

2001

Teledata AG taken over by Orell Füssli Holding AG.

1999

Swiss Kompass Publishers Inc. purchased by Orell Füssli Holding AG.

1986

Establishment of Teledata AG.

1944

Establishment of Kompass International SA.

1519

Establishment of the Zurich State Printing Works by Christoph Froschauer. After many company takeovers and mergers, the public limited company Art. Institut Orell Füssli AG was finally set up in 1890.