by Gérard Esteve | Feb 3, 2011 | Automotive, Real Estate
French publisher Group Hersant Media (GMH) yesterday unveiled an Internet-focused strategy to save its classifieds branch Comareg / Paru Vendu, which was recently placed under bankruptcy protection. The company said it hopes to in... Join now to...
by Gérard Esteve | Nov 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
The French champion of print classifieds, Comareg, publisher of the classified weekly Paru-Vendu, has filed for reorganization under French law, the equivalent of Chapter 11 under the U.S. bankruptcy codes. Paru-Vendu publishes 260 local editions th... Join now to...
by Gérard Esteve | Nov 5, 2010 | Marketplaces
Our analyst in France, Gérard Esteve, interviewed Leboncoin CEO Olivier Aizac over the summer. Unfortunately, I misfiled it and forgot until Katja reminded me I hadn’t run it. Fortunately, it’s still quite timely. — With apologies, Jim.. B... Join now to access...
by Gérard Esteve | Sep 22, 2010 | Marketplaces
Schibsted and SPIR Communication has reached an agreement where Schibsted acquires the remaining 50 percent of the shares in LeBoncoin.fr, the market-leading online classifieds site in France, from SPIR, and SPIR acquires Schibsted's 50 percent stake... Join now to...
by Gérard Esteve | Aug 5, 2010 | Real Estate
The 2008 and 2009 “air pocket” of the French property market has redesigned the real estate classifieds portals landscape and set new priorities for property agents, says a recent study from Vincent Desruelles, real estate specialist at the French r... Join now to...
