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Category Archives: Directories
Bisnode Announces the Closing of WerLiefertWas (WLW) Divestment
Bisnode sold WLW to the private equity firm Paragon Partners. WLW, which offers online search services for companies, has a leading market position in the German-speaking countries. The company, founded in 1932, has around 200 employees and is headquartered in … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Bisnode, Business Information, Directories, Germany, Member News, Sourcing, Switzerland, Users of Information
Tagged Bisnode, WerLiefertWas (WLW)
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Hard Times at the Printer: R.R. Donnelley Reports US$ 326.7 million Loss in Q4
The directory world is going digital forcing the world’s largest directory printer to close plants. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company reported a fourth-quarter net loss attributable to common shareholders of $326.7 million. The operating loss of $317.1 million, which was … Continue reading
Yellow Pages: Debt Warning Sends Yell Shares Plummeting
Yell shares slumped after it reported plunging revenues and warned of future debt issues. In the quarter ending 31 December 2011, Yell’s revenues fell 15.1 per cent to £382.8 million, primarily driven by a 22 per cent drop in its … Continue reading
Yelp Reports Wider Loss for 2011
Yelp Inc., the user-generated review site that’s planning an initial public offering, reported a wider loss in 2011 after increasing spending to attract reviewers and make the service easier to use. Yelp had a $16.9 million loss last year, compared … Continue reading
Posted in Directories, E-Commerce, Search & Aggregation, United States
Tagged Yelp, Yelp reports wider losses
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Yell to Begin Debt Buyback – Investors are Taking a Haircut
Yellow pages publisher Yell Group said it will begin its debt buyback process on Jan. 10 and conclude it on or before Jan. 19. Yell has up to 159.5 million pounds ($245.75 million) available to repurchase part of its 2.6 … Continue reading
Posted in Directories, United Kingdom, United States, Yell
Tagged Yell, Yell in debt buyback
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Eniro and Google Sign Strategic Co-operation Agreement
Eniro, the leading search company in the Nordic region, has signed an agreement with Google, which will make Eniro an authorized retailer of Google AdWords in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The agreement will facilitate cooperation between Eniro and Google in … Continue reading
Posted in Directories, Eniro, Google, Search & Aggregation, Sweden, Users of Information
Tagged Eniro, Eniro and Google sign cooperation, Google
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Yell Appoints Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
Yell today announces the appointment of Matt Anderson to the new global role of Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer to provide leadership for Yell’s corporate strategy and business development for strategic partnerships. His focus will be on driving the … Continue reading
Posted in Directories, United Kingdom, Yell
Tagged Yell appoints strategy officer, Yell interim results down
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Bisnode Signs Agreement to Sell German Subsidiary WLW
Ratos’s subsidiary Bisnode has signed an agreement to sell the company “Wer liefert Was?”(WLW) in Austria, Germany and Switzerland to the German private equity company Paragon Partners. This divestment is part of Bisnode’s strategy to focus on growth and development … Continue reading
BISNODE Appoints Lars Pettersson as CEO
Lars Pettersson has been appointed as the new President and CEO of Bisnode. Lars is currently Managing Director of the IT company Atea’s Swedish operations and a member of Bisnode’s board of directors. Lars Pettersson has wide-ranging experience from the … Continue reading
BISNODE’s “Wer liefert was?” is first the B2B provider to leverage crowdsourcing
Users of Europe’s leading supplier search engine can now actively contribute their knowledge about changed company data by using the function “Change company entry”. With this, they can help other users as well. With this new functionality, “Wer liefert was?” … Continue reading
BISNODE’S “Wer Liefert Was?” Receives EAPD Award
BISNODE’s German subsidiary “Wer liefert was?” received the award for “Innovation in Business-to-Business”. “Efficient search of quality data is a central functionality in a busy business world with overwhelming amounts of data. ‘Wer liefert was?’ applies search technology in very … Continue reading
Posted in Bisnode, Directories, Germany, Member News, Sourcing, Users of Information
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