HUB Uitgevers wants the bankrupt publisher of ict-magazines Array Publications take over. The publisher of it titles has now had an interest of fifty percent in Array, last week, by the court, was declared bankrupt.
The curator of the bankrupt Array Publications, Jan Dorrepaal, confirms that a go-around is being worked on. HUB Uitgevers, that currently half of the shares in the company held, in any case, interested, says Dorrepaal. “It will be a continuation of activities,” he says. That means in this case that the publications of the Array are acquired, but, for example, that the staff only for a part or even not at all is taken.
Director Raimon Gort of HUB confirms that his company is interested in Array. It is intended that the personnel is taken over, he says. “But the number of staff is still the question,” says Gort. He hopes that later on Monday more clearly. “But that depends not only of us.”
Array has the titles Infosecurity, Linux Magazine and .JUST Magazine under his wing. According to curator Dorrepaal, it is intended that subscribers of those magazines just new songs continue to receive. An acquisition must therefore be done quickly, ” he says. “Otherwise you have nothing.”
HUB possesses a number of ict-titles, such as PCM, PC-Active and gamesblad Power Unlimited. At the beginning of this year bought HUB technology-lifestylesite Hyped.nl and was the full owner of the Computer Idea.
On January 31, was the bankruptcy of Array Publications pronounced. The publishing house has filed for bankruptcy itself is not used in publicity and on his website, no mention of. The phone is also still included in the company, although all questions about the bankruptcy to be directed to the curator. Werner Schoots of Array was not reachable for comment.
Update, 12:39: Director Raimon Gort of HUB confirms that his company is interested in Array. That information is in the article processed.