VNU, a global information and media company, has announced its subsidiary, VNU Business Publications b.v. (the Netherlands), has reached an agreement to acquire the leading Dutch online recruitment company, NationaleVacaturebank.nl. Financial details were not disclosed.
NationaleVacaturebank.nl is the market leading recruitment site in the Netherlands with more than 20,000 published vacancies and 1,8 million unique visitors per month. NationaleVacaturebank.nl competes in the Dutch market with Monsterboard and the national newspaper sites.
NationaleVacaturebank.nl employs 22 people and is based in Groningen, the Netherlands. It will continue to operate as a stand-alone business, managed by its current owner and founder Jan-Peter Cruiming.
Erik Hoekstra, managing director VNU Business Publications b.v. commented: This acquisition will make us the strongest and leading player in the Dutch on- and off line recruitment market. Together with our Intermediair.nl it will create an ideal portfolio to better serve the needs of our clients, providing them the strongest recruitment solutions for HBO and academic jobs.
VNU acquires Nationale Vacaturebank.nl
Acquisition of leading Dutch online recruitment company
