Wolters Kluwer acquires full ownership of career site JobNews.nl


JobNews is the leading online database for vacancies in the Netherlands
(www.Jobnews.nl). Jobnews contains more than 20,000 c.v.'s. By now almost 5,000 companies have placed vacancies on this site. Presently almost 370,000 visits are made per month, resulting in a total of 4.5 million page views.

 
In 1999 JobNews reached a turnover of Eur 3.7 and is by now profitable. Thecompany employs ten people. In 1997 Wolters Kluwer acquired 51 % of the shares.

 
The purchase reinforces Wolters Kluwer's position in the fast growing market of online services. It enables expansion of the contents and geographical spread of this service.
 
Wolters Kluwer is a multidomestic publishing company active in 26 countries. Core activities are legal and tax publishing, business publishing, medical/scientific publishing and educational publishing/professional training. Wolters Kluwer has a sales level of approx. Euro 2.8 billion and has over 16,000 employees. The corporate website of Wolters Kluwer on the Internet can be accessed at
http://www.wolters-kluwer.com

 
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