Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BTW: none of this affects the Rollei company (that still markets digital consumer cameras made in various Asian countries). The two companies split some years ago during the last Rollei crisis. Douglas Sharp wrote: > For German language readers: > > The local paper, Braunschweiger Zeitung, 4th March 2009 > > http://www.newsclick.de/index.jsp/menuid/2048/artid/9954768 > > Not quite gone yet: > > An assessor has been engaged to assess whether the insolvency process > may be begun and whether a liquidator should be appointed. > > Behind the scenes management problems (in January of this year) > between the majority shareholder (Schmid) and the board on past and > future policy appear to have been the reason for one of the board > (Bodo Fischer) leaving the company. > > A spokesman of the courts in Braunschweig said that the grounds for > insolvency are being investigated and an expertise should be finished > by the end of this week. The 131 employees are hoping for a positive > outcome. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > Mike Durling wrote: >> From Mike Johnston's Blog... >> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/03/franke-heidecke-files-for-insolvency.html >> >> >> >> Sad >> >> Mike D >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >