Diskussion:Western Publishing
Letzter Kommentar: vor 6 Jahren von PaterMcFly in Abschnitt Geschichte
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Ein bisschen mehr Geschichte bei einem so alten Unternehmen wäre wünschenswert. Zudem frage ich mich, wie ein Unternehmen, dass 1993 über 500Mio $ Umsatz macht, kaum 10 Jahre später für rund 80Mio über den Ladentisch geht. Da ist doch was grob schief gelaufen. --PaterMcFly Diskussion Beiträge 16:58, 28. Sep. 2017 (CEST)
- Bei allem Respekt und ohne das persönlich zu meinen: mehr täte immer gut. ;-) Aber Du hast schon recht, das Unternehmen scheint eine interessante Wendung genommen zu haben:
- The Wall Street Journal Europe, 16 August 2001, Whoever Gets Golden Books, Snyder Scores --- Publishing Chief Will Reap Millions on Contract Buyout: „Mr. Snyder took control of Western Publishing Group Inc., a sleepy children's book publisher, in 1996. Renaming the company Golden Books Family Entertainment after its famous brand of books, Mr. Snyder planned to branch into TV production and to expand book and licensing operations. Investors at the time included Barry Diller, head of USA Networks Inc., and Warburg Pincus LLC. But Golden Books' performance sagged as it overexpanded under Mr. Snyder's leadership. And he has been criticized by some on Wall Street for his lavish corporate spending and high levels of compensation, including his own.“
- Wenn ich das richtig sehe, wurde das Unternehmen später in Golden Books umbenannt und ging sogar Konkurs: „As Random House Inc. and children's television programmer DIC Entertainment Holdings Inc. fight in U.S. bankruptcy court over who gets to acquire Golden Books Family Entertainment Inc., Mr. Snyder is emerging as a clear winner.“. LG --Flyingfischer (Diskussion) 19:18, 28. Sep. 2017 (CEST)
- Ja so war das: The New York Times, 16 August 2001, 2 Companies Pay $84 Million for Golden Books [1]: „... Mr. Snyder was criticized for drawing a salary of nearly $1 million a year, among the highest in the industry, and enjoying perquisites like a corporate chef and jet. By 1998, Mr. Snyder acknowledged in an interview that the turnaround „was far more difficult than my experience had led me to believe.“ That year, shares of Golden Books lost 98 percent of their value. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in early 1999, emerged in January 2000 and entered bankruptcy once again three months ago.“ LG --Flyingfischer (Diskussion) 19:22, 28. Sep. 2017 (CEST)
- Oh, interessante Fakten, die du da gefunden hast. Dürfte ja dann wohl auch noch ein juristisches Nachspiel gehabt haben (Betrügerischer Bankrott?). Das gehört definitiv in den Artikel. --PaterMcFly Diskussion Beiträge 10:03, 30. Sep. 2017 (CEST)
- Ja so war das: The New York Times, 16 August 2001, 2 Companies Pay $84 Million for Golden Books [1]: „... Mr. Snyder was criticized for drawing a salary of nearly $1 million a year, among the highest in the industry, and enjoying perquisites like a corporate chef and jet. By 1998, Mr. Snyder acknowledged in an interview that the turnaround „was far more difficult than my experience had led me to believe.“ That year, shares of Golden Books lost 98 percent of their value. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in early 1999, emerged in January 2000 and entered bankruptcy once again three months ago.“ LG --Flyingfischer (Diskussion) 19:22, 28. Sep. 2017 (CEST)